Author Topic: Gravel bar options?  (Read 434 times)

325racer

Gravel bar options?
« on: November 03, 2024, 11:52:53 PM »
Just starting to look.

What Gravel bar options are out there in the Chiner world?



Bowen1911

Re: Gravel bar options?
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2024, 10:47:55 AM »
Speeder has bars ranging from 10 degree flare to 20 degree flare.  5 or 24 degree for IC

https://www.speedercycling.com/Carbon-Handlebars_c45


amacal1

Re: Gravel bar options?
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2024, 04:31:24 PM »
I just had my chiner carbon seatpost crack on my first gravel ride with it this weekend. Fortunately I made it home. Makes me very hesitant to try a chiner carbon bar for gravel riding.

BeR

Re: Gravel bar options?
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2024, 06:16:57 PM »
I just had my chiner carbon seatpost crack on my first gravel ride with it this weekend. Fortunately I made it home. Makes me very hesitant to try a chiner carbon bar for gravel riding.

Which frame was it ? Do you have a picture ?

325racer

Re: Gravel bar options?
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2024, 09:21:43 PM »
I just had my chiner carbon seatpost crack on my first gravel ride with it this weekend. Fortunately I made it home. Makes me very hesitant to try a chiner carbon bar for gravel riding.

What model/brand?

I have an 057 Mtn Bike, with rigid fork, bar, seatpost (until I added a dropper) and rims. Have thrashed it on the same trails I ride Full sus or steel hardtail enduro bike and never had an issue.

amacal1

Re: Gravel bar options?
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2024, 09:33:33 AM »
I believe the seatpost brand is EC10SL but maybe it's ECIOSL. Either way, I have a picture below so you can see how it can be confusing. Stay away from any of them, no matter what size or configuration. I should probably go make a specific post about this. I bought 2 of them in different sizes and they both had issues.

Not pictured is the 31.6mm post I bought for my road bike. It kept slipping no matter how much torque I put on it. When I put calipers on the post, I discovered it was WAY undersized. I don't remember at this time what it was, but I remember thinking that I wouldn't be able to make it work without some kind of sleeve.

The one that's cracked (picture below) is a 27.2mm post that I put on my gravel bike. It measured right on the money for diameter and never slipped. However, on my first ride it cracked on a big bump (nothing crazy, just a big bump).