Twisted Engineering carbon handlebars- Anyone have them?

[pscook]

I am looking at Twisted Engineering's carbon handlebars. For $400 you can get a complete set up with upper mounts and handguards. Anyone have experience with this set up? I searched the forums and the lovely "search feature" brings back so much noise that I couldn't find anything relevant here. I read some positive reviews on other sites, but I'm looking for other recent experiences with the bars.

Thanks!

[Fred1956]

There was some discussion http://www.gasgasrider.org/forum/sho...ght=handlebars them here......

[AZRickD]

Three club members have them and love them.

Two searchable threads can be found at Thumpertalk.

[pscook]

I could not find that thread anywhere! Thanks for posting it up.

Any members wish to share their experiences?

I also found these bars-
http://www.odigrips.com/odiflightcon...mlength-2.aspx
Controlled flex with a sliding cross bar. Anyone have experience with these?

Yes, I have money burning a hole in my pocket. I figure if I get something sweet for the 300 I won't be as tempted to pick up that 2003 200 in the classified.

[AZRickD]

Here is the thread I started there.

http://www.thumpertalk.com/topic/969...on-fiber-bars/

[pscook]

Originally Posted by AZRickD

Here is the thread I started there.

http://www.thumpertalk.com/topic/969...on-fiber-bars/

I have read that thread several times. It's been (almost) a year now, and I was wondering if anyone had a report. I'll keep digging, but if anyone has a report/review on longevity or other considerations I would love to hear it.

Surprisingly little information out in the world on these, I figured they would be more popular after the price dropped and they became more accessible.

[GMP]

I would not try to re-engineer their hand guard mounting system. Carbon Fiber is very strong in certain dimensions and weak in others. Snapping those things and falling on the broken ends and shards could look like a horror movie.


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[AZRickD]

I think it would be stronger... Unless they wanted the current design to be the failure point.

[GMP]

You could always mod the outside of the clamp somehow by adding material, or a full wrap around plastic deflector. You would not want the edge of the CF falling on rocks. What do the feel like compared to Flexxbars with say, the medium elastomer?


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[AZRickD]

Some say that the flexiest Twisted Engineering carbon bars are about as flexible as the medium FlexBars. I'm wondering if the action of the TwistedE bars makes is a little difficult to judge how much they bend.

Check this video for an amateur tour...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc5kJJPS5Uc

Some pics:

http://www.twistedengineering.com/products.php#bg