I was recently very very tempted by the Hylix Ergonova copy. Only 180g and 100ish USD. I didn't go for them for 3 reasons. They only come with a red stripe which wouldn't go with my black and blue R3, I found the authentic 2014 3T Ergonova Ltd for $320, and of all Chinese carbon components I am scared of bars most.
The last reason is likely unreasonable... I am not sure if I should be scared of wheels more or all components equally
. I think I am most scared of bars because I think bar tape can hide failures.
I recently had a crash where my wheels slid out sideways under me while cornering at low speed sliding an invisible oil patch on the road. I went down hard and my Easton EC90 bars snapped where the top bends forward. Barely any carbon held on which was easily detectable through the bar tape. This is why I needed a new bar so maybe I shouldn't be so worried about bar tape housing failures.
Has anyone here had a difficult to spot carbon bar failure? If so were they a major brand or Chinese? How about alloy bars too?
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