Comments on Busted Carbon: More Broken Bars

That bar broke because the rider is a super choad ...

2010-12-09T19:03:16.320-08:00

That bar broke because the rider is a super choad and should be riding the Steel Short Bus to Clue-Ville. The fact that it's a Jamis just makes my case.

I broke mine about six months ago. I injected som...

2010-11-07T19:00:25.693-08:00

I broke mine about six months ago. I injected some liquid urethane foam and put some carbon fiber tape around it. No problem yet, cross your fingers.

I gotta admit this site gets me thinking about the...

2010-07-07T22:11:07.915-07:00

I gotta admit this site gets me thinking about the safety of carbon fiber as well.

I do continue to ride carbon at the moment however - carbon road bike with carbon steerer/fork. Mountain bike with carbon bars also.

In the future, I'll probably go back to old school metal frames and parts.

I've pretty much sworn off carbon bars, steere...

2010-07-06T15:22:13.112-07:00

I've pretty much sworn off carbon bars, steerers and frames after hanging around this site for a while. Low weight is great for racing, but for general real-world riding, I'll stick with metals. Yeah, they may break, too, but it usually takes a bigger impact. I wiped out much hard yesterday on my MBT on gravel, and my titanium bar shrugged it off like nothing ever happened.