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Easton Warranty on Aluminium bars = 5 years
Easton Warranty on Carbon bars?
Lifetime
Get an aluminium bar and don't worry about mountain bike forums? Problem solved?
Easton Warranty on Aluminium bars = 5 years
Easton Warranty on Carbon bars? = Lifetime
Easton Warranty for overtightening = Zilch
I love how people will post "Oh yeah, they use it in X environment, so it'll be fine", normally something not even vaguely comparable to bike handlebar use due to completely different environmental, service and inspection factors. Then a person who actually who knows about it is instantly dismissed as probably being 14, and even if he isn't, not an expert in handlebars
I love how people quote other unknown posters on other internet forums with dodgy sounding credentials that rubbish a technology that is proven usable within the parameters of realism and expectation for over a decade and manufactured by very reputable manufacturers and used by a large number of people without problem, and back that up with a massive warranty.
Yes if you are throwing yourself down mountains then sometimes sh*t will happen, but usually there are mitigating factors such as previous crashes etc.
Don't kid yourself that aluminium bars are in any way shape or form fail-safe for this role.
Meanwhile many of us are riding around on rigid carbon forks....
Yep, only on my road bike though (I think)!
I'll be honest and say that I clearly don't have a clue about the strength properties of carbon vs aluminium etc and that I just have in my mind that carbon = weak. If it requires near enough treading on eggshells to fit the component, it's not something I'd fancy on a bike that goes off jumps and stuff.
I love how people quote other unknown posters on other internet forums
Even if the guy were some loon in his mum's attic, it doesn't negate that carbon fibre is rarely used in such a hostile environment as mountain biking.
I suspect the nature of carbon makes providing a lifetime warranty fairly low cost. Damage to carbon can often be invisible, and failures sudden, so very often the advice given is replace any carbon bits as soon as there's visible damage or after a big stack. That leaves a lot of carbon bits that are damaged to the point of uselessness, without being a warranty issue.