26mm carbon drop handlebars weight weenie options please?
Good Evening,
Any thoughts on this. I am still rocking the syntace f99 and see very little reason to change although a recent cleat based mishap has made me question the wisdom of continuing with my 2008 Easton ec90 slx bars. Any ideas on bar available at present 200 grams or hopefully 185 like the ec90's!
MARTIN
Any thoughts on this. I am still rocking the syntace f99 and see very little reason to change although a recent cleat based mishap has made me question the wisdom of continuing with my 2008 Easton ec90 slx bars. Any ideas on bar available at present 200 grams or hopefully 185 like the ec90's!
MARTIN
Many Thanks
Martin Dallaghan
Martin Dallaghan
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Schmolke and AX lightness are two I know of.
My Wilier Zero7: http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=116053
And Ridley X-Fire Disc http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=124026&p=1056055#p1056055
And Ridley X-Fire Disc http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=124026&p=1056055#p1056055
I am exactly of the same thinking you are. I have two pairs of the Easton Equipe 26.0 bars and love them matched up with my F99 stem.
BmanX wrote:I am exactly of the same thinking you are. I have two pairs of the Easton Equipe 26.0 bars and love them matched up with my F99 stem.
I have the exact bars and stem (105mm) and haven't been able to find an alternative bar I like as well.
Well we will have to suffer one day. I am having good luck with my EDGE stem and drop bars on my English build.
One day I will have to change up to 31.8 but I hope not. I have a spare pair just in case I crash and if I see another pair pop up on Ebay I will buy it.
One day I will have to change up to 31.8 but I hope not. I have a spare pair just in case I crash and if I see another pair pop up on Ebay I will buy it.
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Any thoughts on this. I am still rocking the syntace f99 and see very little reason to change although a recent cleat based mishap has made me question the wisdom of continuing with my 2008 Easton ec90 slx bars. Any ideas on bar available at present 200 grams or hopefully 185 like the ec90's!
I have this exact combo on one of my bikes. What was the problem with the bars? You damaged them? they failed?
There's sometimes a buggy.
How many drivers does a buggy have?
One.
So let's just say I'm drivin' this buggy...
and if you fix your attitude you can ride along with me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GekiIMh4ZkM
How many drivers does a buggy have?
One.
So let's just say I'm drivin' this buggy...
and if you fix your attitude you can ride along with me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GekiIMh4ZkM
F99 and easton EC 90=flex monster. It was one of the few combos I ever thought "nope....just too much flex".
The schmolke TLO (the light one) is just what it's name suggests. Note: It is NOT a schmolke TCO (the cheap one) at all, however
Ketsrel used to do a light 26 too (cheap too!)
The schmolke TLO (the light one) is just what it's name suggests. Note: It is NOT a schmolke TCO (the cheap one) at all, however

Ketsrel used to do a light 26 too (cheap too!)
Updated: Racing again! Thought this was unlikely! Eventually, I may even have a decent race!
Edit: 2015: darn near won the best South Island series (got second in age
-group)..woo hoo Racy Theremery is back!!
Edit: 2015: darn near won the best South Island series (got second in age
-group)..woo hoo Racy Theremery is back!!
Maybe not a race day set up like you have mentioned but I have never had any issue riding this set up for hundreds of hours.
Thanks guys, to be honest the bike felt odd after the crash, which on inspection by myself and a couple of bike shops resulted in the consensus being that the bars might be best binned. No actual cracks or damage were visible. No additional flex... However about 3 weeks ago the left hand look blade carbon pedal body popped off the axel while riding - scary ! Then a week later a crack appeared in the pivot area for the "blade" So I think the instability and uncertainty I have felt was probably down to this imminant failure - full circle perhaps this fault was on the way in the first place causing the original crash - not having much look with look's top of the range road pedals to be honest my keo ti's had some issues.
Martin
Martin
Many Thanks
Martin Dallaghan
Martin Dallaghan
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