Carbon Bars

I have two questions regarding carbon handlebars.

1 Does anyone have experience with ITM Millenium Carbon bars? If so,
what do you think of them?

2 Does anyone have experience with Kestral EMS Pro bars? I've been
told that using certain stems can damage these bars. Can anyone
confirm this? Are there stems that I should use or avoid?

Thanks
Bill Kellagher
Boulder, CO

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I have two questions regarding carbon handlebars.

1 Does anyone have experience with ITM Millenium Carbon bars? If so,
what do you think of them?

2 Does anyone have experience with Kestral EMS Pro bars? I've been
told that using certain stems can damage these bars. Can anyone
confirm this? Are there stems that I should use or avoid?

Thanks
Bill Kellagher
Boulder, CO

You are in Boulder???

Call Peter Chisolm at Vecchio¹s Bicycle...
Should be in Yellow pages

He can answer any question

He IS opinionated towards Campy....

--
³Freedom Is a Light for Which Many Have Died in Darkness³

- Tomb of the unknown - American Revolution

Just to follow up in case anyone is interested, I visited my local
bike shop yesterday and they happened to have both the ITM and Kestrel
carbon bars. Ironically, except for the decals, they were identical.
The salesman confirmed that they both came from the same factory in
China despite the fact that the ITM bars were labeled "made in Italy."

BK

(Bill Kellagher) wrote in message . com...
I have two questions regarding carbon handlebars.

1 Does anyone have experience with ITM Millenium Carbon bars? If so,
what do you think of them?

2 Does anyone have experience with Kestral EMS Pro bars? I've been
told that using certain stems can damage these bars. Can anyone
confirm this? Are there stems that I should use or avoid?

Thanks
Bill Kellagher
Boulder, CO

This question was asked back in 2001. Since then several other bars
and stem have appeared, and based on Interbike 2003, more still.
Nevertheless, one mfr you may want to look at is Calfee Design as they
have a bar/stem combo, that although not cheap, may be what you want:

http://www.calfeedesign.com/barstem.shtml

(Bill Kellagher) wrote in message . com...
Just to follow up in case anyone is interested, I visited my local
bike shop yesterday and they happened to have both the ITM and Kestrel
carbon bars. Ironically, except for the decals, they were identical.
The salesman confirmed that they both came from the same factory in
China despite the fact that the ITM bars were labeled "made in Italy."

BK

(Bill Kellagher) wrote in message . com...
I have two questions regarding carbon handlebars.

1 Does anyone have experience with ITM Millenium Carbon bars? If so,
what do you think of them?

2 Does anyone have experience with Kestral EMS Pro bars? I've been
told that using certain stems can damage these bars. Can anyone
confirm this? Are there stems that I should use or avoid?

Thanks
Bill Kellagher
Boulder, CO

Bill- Just to follow up in case anyone is interested, I visited my local
bike shop yesterday and they happened to have both the ITM and Kestrel
carbon bars. Ironically, except for the decals, they were identical.
The salesman confirmed that they both came from the same factory in
China despite the fact that the ITM bars were labeled "made in Italy."

BK

Well, they are actually made in Tiawan...Kestrel are the ones we like and with
Ritchey stems. We have seen some problems with Deda, no experience with
ITM...which salesperson at propelotion did ya talk to?

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

I've been using the Easton Carbon bars for the last couple of
years...they're great. I mostly like the bend of the bars when you're
on the tops/hoods. Very comfy.

"Qui si parla Campagnolo" wrote in message
...

Well, they are actually made in Tiawan...Kestrel are the ones we like and
with
Ritchey stems. We have seen some problems with Deda, no experience with
ITM...which salesperson at propelotion did ya talk to?

Is Martec making all those things? I gather they're doing the Talon and
Evoke frames for Kestrel; they even market the Talon under their own brand
outside the US.