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Having stoopifidly had my bars cut at point of purchase of custom build to 727mm, for trail use this has been ok for a while now but still finding I require another 2" tops, no more I think(?)
I spotted ENVE DH bars as I'm thinking tough up for a bit of rough.
Unsure if they differ much from their standard bars apart from width so it got me thinking if they are stronger in areas susceptible to impacts, then I may just take the euphoric plunge on a set of DHs
I don't usually follow trends but am taking the leap as of tomorrow to go pick up a dropper post - woop woop!
Carbon bars I have had in the past have only been Easton and they felt horrid stiff and harsh on the wrists/hands.
I did split a flat carbon old ec70 flat bar which came with stubby bar ends may moons ago, but then it was attached to a Merlin xlm. 😉
Am I the only one who loves carbon for every other part, like frame/wheels for example but feels not entirely confident in the cockpit if you go down say 😯 that's the first thing that's gonna get it!
Also wondering which ENVE bar to get as I think the riser version is too much.
Just to add to the trouble, how do flatish wide bars create that awe inspiring ride feel I wonder...?
get yourself a spank vibrocore bar
Not quite what I was asking for, more advice and info on the Enve DH bar was what I was after.
I tried a set of Enve DH carbon and didn't really get on with them. Not so much the bars as the top tube length of the bike they were on - i.e. Not enough length to run short stem wide bar combo. Comfort wise, at 800mm they felt good, moving the lock on grips in to 750mm, they did feel a bit too stiff. I ended up selling them and getting some Race Face SixC 785's that I'm now running at 750mm; don't know if it's down to their shape, but they do feel more comfortable than the Enves. (Have previously used older version of SixC 725mm's, so guessed the wider would be good).
FWIW, I run Easton Havoc carbon 750's on another bike and these feel closer to the Enves in comfort.
I'm running risers on both my 29ers now, but have had to flip the stem on one of them to get the bars at just the right height and reach. I've tried flat wide bars and found that my old middle aged body prefers the shape of risers. (If you want to experiment with some cheap alloy wide flat bars before you commit to carbon, I have some half decent Ritchey 740mms that you can have for £18 posted:))
hopeychondriact - MemberNot quite what I was asking for, more advice and info on the Enve DH bar was what I was after.
same width, cheaper, not over hyped, and are much more comfy than carbon bars.
ENVE bars are just like other bars just more expensive, don't buy into the hype
I have a set on mine and in use, they're no different from other carbon bars I have and not that much different to most alu bars other than weight. I got a good price and I'm happy with them but I'd not specifically shop for them again... I think I'd most likely get the RSP Egos now tbh, lighter and cheaper than a high end alu bar.
Nothing wrong with carbon as a bar material tbh, it's well proven- in fact it was well proven years ago. You should have seen the state of my old monkeylite dhs, they looked like they'd taken artillery fire. Bike fell off fort william gondola and landed on them, just carried on.
same width, cheaper, not over hyped, and are much more comfy than carbon bars.ENVE bars are just like other bars just more expensive, don't buy into the hype
Which are twice the price of a set of Superstar bars, your point being?
I have a set of the DH bars, they are fine. Light for an 800 wide bar, I was a bit limited in choice as I didn't want a new stem & there arn't many 800 wide bars with a 31.8 clamp about.
Never really noticed this supposed dampening effect of carbon bars over alloy - i've chopped and changed over the years & a bar is a bar really, as long as you like the shape, crack on.
Yes hobnob, I tend to agree with that statement, I used to get on really well with Deity bars so may give them a try in wider than the 724mms I'm currently running.
I thought the Enves would be same as most, just being new to proper carbon bars or what I perceived to be proper and looks as well as they're currently on offer and my current bars aren't wide enough, I thought I'd pose the Q to the STW hive.
i don't think there is anything special regarding the ENVE DH bars (Ive got 2 pairs of Sweeps) but they seem very well made, maybe a touch heavier than the competition, i like the shape of my sweeps, and the warranty period is good
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hopeychondriact - Membersame width, cheaper, not over hyped, and are much more comfy than carbon bars.
ENVE bars are just like other bars just more expensive, don't buy into the hype
They're a fair chunk stronger than the RaceFace SixC and Renthals they're tested against here.
Ive got the Enve DH bars on my bike and can't say I notice any difference between them and the alloy Easton Havocs I had before in terms of stiffness / anti-vibration. Had plenty of crashes where the bars have taken the brunt and also taken direct impact and they're holding up well other than a few scuffs
They're a fair chunk stronger than the RaceFace SixC and Renthals they're tested against here.
That video doesn't show them being stronger.
I was looking at buying a carbon bar a few months back but kept seeing pics of broken carbon bars in race reports, including an enve one at Rotorua EWS.
I saw a broken alu bar at tweedlove (snapped clean off), destroyed my old Answer AMs too... TBH I think it's just like anything else, hit stuff hard enough and it breaks and you never really know the full circumstances. Wasn't that impressed with my mate's sixc bars mind, Raceface blamed the stem but I'm not that convinced...
yeah people break bars whatever they are made of, just I've only seen pictures of broken carbon bars, and more than I would imagine, whilst considering buying carbon bars in the last couple of months. I had some Ti ones years ago that gradually bent downwards, which was nice.