Twisted Engineering - Carbon Bars

[bkwdc]

Pics as promised.

[Darkside]

Give us a ride report when you get a chance. I'm particularly interested if it reduces vibration at the grips.

[Suns_PSD]

So those bars in the pics above are the Gen 2 style that just came out and unfortunately it appears that you are unable to see the cool CF weeve any longer. Not really a concern but I was digging the talking point.

I called Doug (there are 2 Dougs in charge at TE) and he told me all about the new Gen2 style and also mentioned they now cost more at $280/ set. I mentioned that they still showed $250 on his website to which he replied "it's getting changed tonight as all new orders have been Gen2 the last month which cost more to make". So I went ahead and submitted my order right then before the price increase occurred.

I have not received a tracking # yet but I believe they are all handmade once an order arrives.

[AZRickD]

What is better about Gen 2 ?

[swazi_matt]

Originally Posted by AZRickD

What is better about Gen 2 ?

the profits?!

;-)

[AZRickD]

So, TE says the BRP flexi mounts could cause damage to the bars? That blows.

[bkwdc]

You called them?
I was having serious issues with wrist pain. With the bars only; no wrist pain, no sharp hits, no vibration.

I preferred to stay with the bars only since I don't want any height added as with the BRP (1").

[AZRickD]

I just got off the phone with him and invited him to come to this forum to clear up some things.

I asked if this was a practical or theoretical concern. He said that plenty of people are using the BRP with the TE bars, but he has never cut one open to be sure there is no damage to the sleeve.

[Twisted_E]

Originally Posted by AZRickD

I just got off the phone with him and invited him to come to this forum to clear up some things.

I asked if this was a practical or theoretical concern. He said that plenty of people are using the BRP with the TE bars, but he has never cut one open to be sure there is no damage to the sleeve.

Hi Guys, this is Doug Cain from Twisted Engineering. Sorry for the delay, I had to get permission from the site admin.

I first want to thank AZRickD for inviting me to your forum and everyone who has purchased our bars for the positive feedback. We appreciate any kind of feedback. Positive is always great, but negative is where we improve.

I was primarily asked to join to clear up questions regarding a rubberized mount set up, so I will do my best to do that. If both sides of the lower portion of the mount are manufactured from one piece or are physically tied together somehow there is no problem using one. However, if the mounts are individual that gives them the ability to twist and flex and not stay in line with the other clamp. When you have a rigid metal bar between them, that keeps the alignment. But when you have a bar that can flex the way ours do, that's what causes the problem. That constant flexing at the edges of the clamp have caused the aluminum sleeve, is some cases, to have stress cracks. This has only been in a few cases, and we don't actually know if any of that transfers into the underlying composites. That sleeve is very thin and serves no structural purpose at all, it's only for wear and labeling. We have not been able to evaluate the issue because the people that have sent us pictures regarding this are still running the same bars. For these reasons we don't recommend running any kind of individual flexible mount on our handlebars.

The other side of all that, is while I have no doubt those mounts are a good product, and do what they are intended to do, you won't need them. They may in fact take the natural feel we have designed into the bars and change it.

Thank you again for inviting me to this discussion. If any one has any further questions please don't hesitate to ask.

[swazi_matt]

Thanks for that and welcome

So next question, what is the upgrade to the new gen 2? Or was I right?