31.8 bars

oaep7 · Apr 17, 2009

Morning all,

What are the advantages/disadvantages of running a 31.8 stem/bar setup?

Cheers

Augustus · Apr 17, 2009

uglier. heavier. more stem/ bar choice these days. stiffer i presume.

tintin40 · Apr 17, 2009

Wu-Tangled":1xslx65w said:
uglier. heavier. more stem/ bar choice these days. stiffer i presume.

Oh so true

But in the case of the USE bar. The carbon weave looks sexy

oaep7 · Apr 17, 2009

Not sure about heavier, Thomson X4 is lighter than X2 and monkeylite 31.8's are 150g

but thats only what ive read

Augustus · Apr 17, 2009

oaep7":2bh2g23w said:
Not sure about heavier, Thomson X4 is lighter than X2 and monkeylite 31.8's are 150g

but thats only what ive read

true, but x2's and x4's are a different design. would imagine the same design to be heavier (marginally) as with bars as there's more material.

marginal anyway i'd imagine.

personally i think it's uglier. everything's getting supersized on bikes. looks daft on my cx bike with it's skinny steel tubes. :roll:

Tintin's right though, the USE weave is nice.

oaep7 · Apr 17, 2009

performance wise though - any advantages?

Augustus · Apr 17, 2009

no idea what actual advantages are. probably stiffer.

tintin40 · Apr 17, 2009

I had both size USE on two Trimble frames. The OS was stiffer. And look better with the fat frame. was 15grams heavier

oaep7 · Apr 17, 2009

Potentially going on a Pace RC305, so reckon it should suit it aesthetically

mtbfix · Apr 17, 2009

They are a bit stiffer and do look daft on skinny tubed bikes.

Main advantage is the increased clamp area of the stem reducing the crush risk, particularly on carbon bars.

31.8 bars

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