I have an old cheap-looking Avenir 4130 CrMo steel seatpost on one of my bikes. A couple months ago I decided to try to shave some weight off the bike (this only happens in the middle of winter), and I assumed that the steel post should be the first thing that I replace. When I hefted a Thomson post to compare it to the steel post, I was surprised to discover that the weight difference was barely discernible. Since the steel post was longer than needed, I sawed off a few inches (and a few grams!) and decided that it was plenty light already. Without a scale, I honestly can't tell which is lighter.
My point is that a quality steel handlebar can be made to a weight that competes with similar bars in alloy, yet still be at least equally strong. Forget all the chrome-plated gas-pipe Wald bars you've seen. On Mar 11, 6:53 am, richard hargrove <lugg...@gmail.com> wrote: > newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm interested in the steel noodle bars mentioned- steel drop bars > > resonate with me but AFAIK the only steel drop bars available today > > are track bars(?) > > I seem to have missed the info on Riv possibly selling steel handlebars. > > Why bring them back, other than price? > > richard > -- > Really, the biggest challenge we face is figuring out how to ride our > bikes while maintaining the illusion that we're special. For some of > us, the truth that we're not is even scarier than all that motor > vehicle traffic. > -- BikeSnobNYC -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
