r/bustedcarbon • u/cowBoyTedEuros96 • 24d ago

Visual inspection after a crash

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Crash destroyed one of the shifters and the other clearly took a big impact to. Removing the shifters and visually inspecting the carbon handlebar and I can see marks and delamination where the metal bands were. I can’t hear any creaking under my weight but the marks look bad.

Are my handlebars borked?

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u/AlamoSimon 24d ago

Look at the impression in the carbon. Those are done and can fail catastrophically next time you sprint in the drops. Don’t risk it

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u/crashraxer 24d ago

They are garbage. Definitely looks and makes the sound of a crack

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u/brilliantNumberOne 24d ago

Those are cooked, especially the right side.

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u/MariachiArchery 23d ago

Totally trash.

We had an ENVE AR bar come into the shop that had this same indication recently. Little dents, just like this, at the transition to the drop.

We took them off the road, filed a crash replacement claim with ENVE, and they asked us to destroy the bars. Me, 140# soaking wet, was able to snap the drop off with just my hands.

At this transition to the drop, there is a bond between the top section and the drop section. It is a weak point in the bar. Any visual indication means the bar is trash.

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u/saber_rider 23d ago

Aaaand.... It's gone.

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u/cowBoyTedEuros96 23d ago

Thanks everyone. Overwhelming consensus is that these are going in the bin!

Appreciate all your opinions. Cheers

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u/broken_squirrel42 22d ago

The dents in the carbon you see in the second picture are an indication these bars are absolutely trashed - bin them for your own safety.

Any repair would just be worse than a new set