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Chinese Carbon Road Bars?
09/08/14 at 2:19am
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Looking for something with an ergo drop, available in 44cm/31.8

Anyone have any experience good/bad with any bars under $100? I know the Light Bike rims have been pretty solid, but their bar is only a 1 piece, which i do not want. I hear XMI Play carbon is pretty good as well (or so says the interwebs), but their ergo bar is only in a 42cm... Thoughts?
  
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Reply #1 - 09/08/14 at 1:02pm
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I have no experience so take this for what's it worth.  The last thing I want to happen is for a cheep carbon bar to break at the bottom of a steep hill doing 35MPH.  That being said, the same can go for the cheep carbon rims also.  They seem to be holding up fine, I just don't want to be the first one to break one.
  
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Reply #2 - 09/08/14 at 4:11pm
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When people break a cheap Chinese component, than, "oh, it's cheap Chinese parts!", but when brand named parts are broken, than it's just broken parts.
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Reply #3 - 09/08/14 at 4:19pm
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853stolen wrote on 09/08/14 at 4:11pm:
When people break a cheap Chinese component, than, "oh, it's cheap Chinese parts!", but when brand named parts are broken, than it's just broken parts.


So true!

Was really hoping someone had some experience with a particular brand. The interwebs is full of very polarized opinions, but I know about a dozen people running light bike carbon rims - some that ride very hard and crack frames often - but the rims are solid and still going strong. Looking for anyone that may have first hand experience with some bars.
  
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Reply #4 - 09/08/14 at 5:16pm
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My concern with these parts is the lack of consistency.

One rim cracks when built, next rim is awesome?

I think this is why you find very polarized opinions.  There may actually be a very wide range of quality coming from the same factory?
  
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