Hi everyone
Can anyone offer me a little advice? I'm building my race bike up at the mo and I need to make a decision on which handlebars and stem to go for: carbon or alu?
The bars will be going on a merkx alu frame with carbon forks, riding ksyrium elite wheels.
I'll be using the bike for mainly sportives with you guys (Tour of Wessex, Tour of Black Mountains etc.) and I'm conscious that the frame won't give me as much comfort as a full carbon frame (outside my price range) so was wondering if carbon bars and/or stem will help or just be a bit of a waste of cash considering the alu frame.
That said I'm not sure I can afford carbon h'bars as they do seem to be around £250!
As you can see budget is a consideration but then so is comfort. Any advice appreciated...
Cheers
Neil