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i bought a pair of 2nd hand ritchey wcs carbon handlebars from ebay and i am suspicious they are fake. i was hoping someone could give me confirmation either way.
what makes me suspicious is that if you look down the end of the bar the carbon is not the same thickness all the way around, which makes me question how safe these handlebars are to use. i also suspect that the clamp area is not as texturised as it should be, but without having a genuine handlebar to put side by side, i really couldnt say.
ive looked at pictures of other ritchey carbon bars and it seems that the fakes can be very hard to tell apart from the genuine handlebars by photos. the picture i have atatched with the white background is a chinese ebay replica/fake but they look just like mine and also look just like the genuine bar from what i can tell
opinions please?
thanks, sean
what makes me suspicious is that if you look down the end of the bar the carbon is not the same thickness all the way around, which makes me question how safe these handlebars are to use. i also suspect that the clamp area is not as texturised as it should be, but without having a genuine handlebar to put side by side, i really couldnt say.
ive looked at pictures of other ritchey carbon bars and it seems that the fakes can be very hard to tell apart from the genuine handlebars by photos. the picture i have atatched with the white background is a chinese ebay replica/fake but they look just like mine and also look just like the genuine bar from what i can tell
opinions please?
thanks, sean