Where is the jackass bike parts thread?

Tarckives Bikes
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For real?


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Troy Lee Flites FTW!

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Says the dude with this as his avatar:

(…which I happen to like, but that Flite is ugly as fuck)

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I thought about making this thread based upon the carbon bars thread.

I think carbon MTB bars are jackass. Mountain bikes are designed to take serious impact, and they get crashed and beaten. They need to be more durable, not lighter, IMO.

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Also, those spiked bar ends that were around a couple of years ago. Bad idea.

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yay! my thread spawned a jackass thread, somewhat!

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Way to ruin a classic.

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wah

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the world needs an ed hardyXselle san marco collabo

rhinestones all up in yo gooch

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Ahhhh, Troy Lee Designs… I hadn’t thought about that name for probably a decade, 'til right now.

Helmet to match?

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i have these gloves. im jackass? they breathe and fit so well…like a glove.

i have some grenade CC935 gloves too. they look badass but i dont really like them so i tend to wear them when im using my grinder.

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Do they have bloodshot eyeballs shooting across them anywhere? If so, yes. if not, you’re alright.

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[quote=daedelus]I thought about making this thread based upon the carbon bars thread.

I think carbon MTB bars are jackass. Mountain bikes are designed to take serious impact, and they get crashed and beaten. They need to be more durable, not lighter, IMO.

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Also, those spiked bar ends that were around a couple of years ago. Bad idea.[/quote]

for a weekend warrior, sure, jackass

for actual (professional and/or elite) mtb racing, bikes and components are disposable and replaceable, and need to be fast and light just like road shit. hence carbon. not jackass.

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I think carbon road bars are pretty dumb, too. They’re not that much lighter than a decent aluminum bar, anyway.

For example, according to universal cycles:
Easton EC70 Carbon Wing Bar ($200): 225g
Easton EA70 Wing Road Bar ($80): 240g (225g w/26.0 clamp)

Besides, when it comes to professional racing, shit is so light now that people sometimes end up using heavier equipment just to get above the UCI weight limit.

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For a given weight and assuming the same dimensions, carbon should be stiffer than aluminum. This is one possible benefit of using carbon bars.

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True.
I guess my main issue is that something that might make sense for a sponsored professional to race with is kind of jackass for your average weekend group ride, especially when the benefits are marginal.

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Carbon bike parts are bling, there’s nothing jackass about that. It just doesn’t make a functional improvement. What I think is jackass are the people that say that carbon absorbs road buzz.

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Everyone knows that’s what those little orange Trek things do.

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why aren’t these here yet

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disgusting

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Did Nitto do that or did someone do it to Nitto?