Fritz Katzenjammer
Finally riding a big boys bike
Digging around in the garage this morning I found these old 3ttt roadbike bars... 307 grams including filth and old tape residue.
looking on the local bike shop’s website I see nice carbon bars that weigh only 250 grams for a mere $500.
the reason that I made this comparison is that we had a bike through the shop recently that had taken a tumble and the carbon bar had shattered.
so... five hundred bucks to save 50 grams and have bars that can be destroyed in a minor fall, yeah... that makes sense.
what am I missing here?
the old bars are even prettier if I bother to clean them up.
looking on the local bike shop’s website I see nice carbon bars that weigh only 250 grams for a mere $500.
the reason that I made this comparison is that we had a bike through the shop recently that had taken a tumble and the carbon bar had shattered.
so... five hundred bucks to save 50 grams and have bars that can be destroyed in a minor fall, yeah... that makes sense.
what am I missing here?
the old bars are even prettier if I bother to clean them up.