rosstheboss
Retrobike Rider
...Bars in particular - a good idea?
Or potential doom?
Or potential doom?
2nd hand carbon....
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good question seeing as i just bought some. i guess its ok as long as the laquer is intact and no water has crept in causing it to delaminate. luckly i have access to friends who work with carbon and fiberglass. if a bar has been cut down its probley a good idea to get the end sealed. looking at the testing these things go through i dont worry to much.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWdH0OUNIKs
i think my wrists would break befour the bars do, though also plenty of horror storys on you tube
i think my wrists would break befour the bars do, though also plenty of horror storys on you tube
rosstheboss
Retrobike Rider
Thanks guys, it has always seemed a bit risky to me..... been browsing ebay and wondered what peoples experiences were
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brought and sold carbon bars posts and allsorts as long as you check em over for damage and there isn't any you should be fine look at some of the carbon from BITD thats still rolling stong now cadex's carbon kevlar bars brake boosters old scott endorfins 
1duck
Senior Retro Guru
Whilst on the topic of carbonfibre, i was reading somewhere that there were starting to be health concerns about the stuff becoming the new asbestos...so what do you guys think? i mean if you look at the stuff under a microscope it looks pretty similar.
Secondhand shouldn't make a difference so long as they aren't damaged, its the same as any other material any cuts or cracks and its upto you wether you want to risk it.
Secondhand shouldn't make a difference so long as they aren't damaged, its the same as any other material any cuts or cracks and its upto you wether you want to risk it.
