@steff, MrIzoard, 1spd, plpete, Elrey
Thanks!
Hope you'll like it once I finish it, it will have a gloss finish
@dereksmalls
That would be for sure nice! But it's again a quite specific part (there are different stem lenghts, drop/reach of the bar etc.)..maybe I could make some special moulds where I could adjust at least the lenght of the stem, that would be possible...but for the handlebars I would need to found a compromise.
It's for sure more interesting to start those projects where you can offer something new, and a custom bar/stem combo would be maybe interesting.
At this moment I'm slowly working on some moulds for my first monocoque frame project. The moulds will be made with composite materials, so I'll make them completely by myself. Why? Unfortunately I can't afford metal moulds (too expensive) and just started with my own moulds. Unfortunately I can't yet share any photos, but as soon as I'll be able I'll post them.
Why I mentioned that - I could make the moulds for a bar combo also by myself, so it would make sense to try it. I would prefer to make it monocoque, because the weigth/stiffness ratio would be better. And maybe I'm on that level where I would dare to start a project like this. It's worth to think about it! The only problem would be then what type of handlebar? I would go with 42cm (c-c), I guess it's the most used..And then there is the drop/reach - what would you guys prefer? I know quite a lot of people who like bars like Ritchey Curve etc.,...
@Brandt
Thanks!
Yes I made the calculations for the layup, and it has quite a lot of extra material. I could make it "on the limit", but don't want to (as long as it's not for me
).
If I wrote in %, for example if we say that my combo has 100% reinforcements, then this joint has around 240%. So mention that the combo holds most of your weight, also when you sit on the saddle nose,..but the forces are a bit different here, and there isn't a lot of extra weight if you add 50% if you know what I mean. Otherwise I could make it lighter, the same is also for the combo, but I rather add some more weight to make it really reliable.
Probably an interesting fact - when I only glued the handlebar to the stem, I tried to put it apart. I fixed the stem and hanged with my weigh (almost 70kg) on the bars, and also "jumped" on it and couldn't snap it off. I was really interested to see how strong actually the glue is. So it's very strong also if it's only glued. I use also a glue that is licensed from Boeing for their repairs, and also from our army,...and the Zipp stem is "closed", so there is a flat area around the complete clamping area and the bar is really good bonded with the stem also if it's only glued. But of course after that I made some more carbon reinforcements, and also add a "beauty layer" on the stem. If I wouldn't cover the stem and the area from the joint of the handlebar to the handlebar tape with the "beuaty layer", I could save some more weight, but it's for the aesthetics
. If I would keep the UD look I could make it around 7g lighter.
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