lol....i bought a new set of kona handlebars off my friend and ive been riding with em on for about 2 weeks now...and it seems like theyre bending lol....when you look at it straight it seems like the right side is about 2 inches lower than the left...and it feels real weird when i ride it lol...ill just use my other set..no biggy...anyone know if theyre supposed to bend that easy?
Bent Handlebars
- Thread starter Matt L
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Not trying to be a smart ass, but how do you know just how 'easy' they've been riden previously... by word?
Matt L said:
Cave Dweller
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aahhhhhh....... I see the problem.Matt L said:
Its in his first sentance, 8th word across starting with "K" for Krap.
Get rid of them before they snap and buy a decent set of handle bars from answer, easton or azonic.
Malfuctioning Eddie
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I have seen a few sets of azonics snap
Malfuctioning Eddie
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what about riding your bike off a roof, your stem bolts snapping and face planting your chin and teeth into your stem?
G
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lol...thats not cool....thought you said you dont think about that stuff??
oh well the bars on my stinky are still tracking ok. meh still...get some new ones.
oh well the bars on my stinky are still tracking ok. meh still...get some new ones.
floody
Wheel size expert
I have seen a few sets of answer and eastons snapMalfuctioning Eddie said:
Seriously, everything breaks, but give yourself a sporting chance by buying something from one of those good, reputable brands ^.
Handlebars take a big beating, they break eventually. And they most definitely do bend, its just that normally you don't notice or the impact when they break is enough to both brend and break them. Bent bars are a warning sign to replace them you should be grateful for - lucky to get a warning!
In my experience, Azonic Doublewalls or Pyramids have proven to be pretty good. In fact, as Answer's original alumilites (which had 4mm walls from one end to the other) bit the dust a few years back when they brought in those lightweight protapers, I'd say they are odds on the toughest out there.
projectsplat
The film guy
As strange as this sounds, this is actually a recommendation for a set of Bars. I picked up a set of the FUNN bar and stem combos just a few weeks before this happened. I then managed to lose the bike off a ski lift at mt buller (pauses for the fits of laughter).
The bike fell about 30 odd metres onto the handlebars. Bent the bars, but did not snap. the rest of the bike was fine.
I would prefer a set of bars to bend rather than snap any day, and with the force applied to this particular set of bars, I think that if you were still on the bike when that happened, the bars bending would be the least of your worries. (I think that makes sense)
Simplify - under extreme pressure, bars bending = good, bars snapping = bad.
Cheers
Al
The bike fell about 30 odd metres onto the handlebars. Bent the bars, but did not snap. the rest of the bike was fine.
I would prefer a set of bars to bend rather than snap any day, and with the force applied to this particular set of bars, I think that if you were still on the bike when that happened, the bars bending would be the least of your worries. (I think that makes sense)
Simplify - under extreme pressure, bars bending = good, bars snapping = bad.
Cheers
Al
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bendy bars
funn are good quality bars though, that might explain why they didn't snap. also, does'nt snapping and bending depend on the strain (type) of the aluminium used e.g. 6061, 7002 etc
funn are good quality bars though, that might explain why they didn't snap. also, does'nt snapping and bending depend on the strain (type) of the aluminium used e.g. 6061, 7002 etc