Truvativ Announces New Carbon DH Bar, Direct Mount Stem

 Its a handlebar. Like how does it really change all that much from one handlebar to another. They act like its cocaine or something...

 "You know that feeling when you tighten the straps of your full-face helmet and position your goggles just the way you like them? You feel like you’re ready to charge any line—like you can hit anything that gets in your way. When you stare down at your Descendant 35mm cockpit, you get the same feeling"

 Sometimes I feel more confident and belive I can fly like Brandon Semenuk even if I only just changed two new screws on my stem.

 The confidence inspiring thing is in there because most dh riders are weary of carbon bars.

 @chillrider199:

 @schilly: Wary. It's wary. They are suspicious, not tired...

 Not sure why people buy that they need larger bars than dirt bikes, I can't wait for 40mm bars and 12mm front axles to come out

 And didn't I read somewhere that larger diameter bars can have worse vibrations or something?

 Bigger diameter bar means lighter and stronger. Comparing to mx doesn't really work because they care way more about strength, than weight. Also, the larger diameter tubing looks better with the tubing on our current alloy and carbon frames, which is rad!

 @schilly: Not always depends on what you use and how you lay it up.....and it's what a whole 5 grams lighter than the Enve DH Bar?

 PB needs more guys like you. The community thanks you.

 I have personally seen 3 of these Easton bars break. Including one I was riding myself. Scaryy stuff.....

 Grams aint cheap bruh

 @scottiemac: still stronger material than carbon.

 Kinda reminds me of another product being poo pooed on here as we speak....

 @MitchThompson89: Like another debatable standard being discussed recently there's little evidence the 35mm standard is better, and many prefer not to use it (look at any DH rider sponsored by Renthal)

 This "standard" isnt as bad imo. Having your anus strefched to 35mm isnt as painful as 148mm or 110mm

 enve makes one, its a steal at $1800

 @Bigernmcracken: Ya, a steal for ENVE!

 @Bigernmcracken: you can get a budget MX bike for the cost of a stem. Let that sink in.

 @trek81615: I don't know if you're being sarcastic or not. If not, the stem actually costs like $250. Which is still pretty outrageous. I have one and it's pretty sick. Is it necessary? Well, in the words of the late, great Patches O'Houlihan: "Is it necessary to drink my own urine? No, but it's sterile and I like the taste."

 @scottay2hottay: That is awesome do you use urinal cakes as after diner mints?? BTW enve direct mount stem is $325

 @Bigernmcracken: Actually is it is suggested retail of $265

 @Bigernmcracken: my bad you are correct. D/M is 325 and traditional clamp is 265

 @Bigernmcracken: ha!

 Also because every other component brand realizes that the gains made from making a direct mount 50mm carbon stem are hardly justified for the insane costs involved to develop, produce, and sell it. Alu direct mount stems are already stupid light and super stiff, so what's the point in going to carbon?

 @Bigernmcracken: It is only a steal if you steal it. Otherwise, pretty expensive innit?

Haven't quite worked out how to steal from my favourite online retailer. Blew up my front door but it was empty. That is, there was no mail(wo)man who usually delivers the goods when I do pay.

 @scottay2hottay: brilliant...

 @ka-brap: Also, imagine breaking carbon bars / stems. I know a guy whose rigid carbon fork snapped in half on the trail after he accidentally left the bike on his roof rack and bumped it against his garage ceiling. No obvious damage, but after he broke his collar bone he doesn't trust carbon forks any more. Same with bars / stems - what if you crash in a funny way and the bar is cooked but you can't tell?

 @WaterBear: Doesn't the same go for aluminium? You can't always tell whether it is still good or not. Out of the common construction materials for bicycles and bicycle components, only for steel and titanium it basically is "if it looks good, it is good".To some extend even beyond that actually. I once wrecked my steel Voodoo Erzulie hardtail. The downtube got wrinkled near the headtube because I crashed my front wheel in to a stump I couldn't see when I took off. So my head angle was insanely steep (at least steeper than a BMX). Was funky to ride actually, so twitchy! According to Joe Murray it was still good but after a few months I replaced the frame because the geometry was hard to handle. But the damage didn't get any worse at all. I'd never have ridden that if the frame would have been aluminium. I'm riding a DMR Switchback now, still good.

 @WaterBear: You dont think him smashing the bike into the garage had anything to do with it ?

 @Bigernmcracken: Ηe probably meant that after the garage incident there was no visible damage so he rode it anyway. Then it snapped.

That's carbon for you, if you treat it nice and it doesn't have any manufacturing defects it's gonna last a lifetime. Bump it and you'll never guess when it decides to pay you back...

 @WaterBear: If your friend rode a bike after he ran it into his garage with his car, then it's not any fault of the materials that are used in the fork. You can't always tell if aluminum is fatigued either, and after such an event ANY bike should be thoroughly checked by a professional. Sorry, but that's a case of horrible judgement not a fault of the material.

 @scottay2hottay: you clearly don't know what I mean by "budget".