Originally posted by Athlita
What are the advantages (if any) to having oversize handlebars? I'm building up a bike and can't decide whether or not to put on regular or oversize handlebars. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Well, of course it can be done, but not being an engineer for Deda or Ritchey, I couldn't offer specific numbers illustrating what makes the Newton OS stiffer or less flexy than the Ritchey WCS 26mm bar. In other words, 7 minutes of Googling isn't going to give you a real quanitification of anything -- just a basic sense of what OS clamps are like versus standard clamps.Originally posted by tafi
You can quantify them easily. Just check any engineering text.
Originally posted by fushman
i think they look cooler, although some times i guess you might have a problem fitting your computer to the os diameter.
Cooler looks have something to do with it; no apologies here!Originally posted by fushman
i think they look cooler, although some times i guess you might have a problem fitting your computer to the os diameter.
Originally posted by fushman
some times i guess you might have a problem fitting your computer to the os diameter.
Originally posted by lokstah
Cooler looks have something to do with it; no apologies here!
Personally, I also figured that it wasn't a trend worth resisting. More and more stems and bars alike are going OS; may as well make it easy on myself and go with the flow. I'm not using a quill stem any more, either!
Mostly true, if I understand correctly. You're absolutely right about weight penalties where oversized tubing is concerned, but in general, OS stems are a tad heavier than their standard counterparts -- the OS tubing manufacturing tricks don't exactly apply when it comes to forging an actual clamp.Originally posted by BugMan
There is no weight penalty for OS - quite the opposite. The larger diameter tube allows the tube walls to be made thinner (i.e., lighter) with no loss of stiffness. It's the same principle as the oversized downtubes on aluminum frames that has become almost universal.
Athlita said:What are the advantages (if any) to having oversize handlebars? I'm building up a bike and can't decide whether or not to put on regular or oversize handlebars. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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