Yes, absolutely. When I see pictures of fat bikes out in the snow with metal bars and metal pedals it blows my mind. Carbon brake levers make the biggest difference for me, but I would happily run a carbon bar for the coldest few months of the year.
I still think there are lots of good reasons to run a good aluminum bar over carbon when it isn't cold - especially folks on a budget who are going to think twice about replacing a bar after a bad crash - but cold-weather performance is not one of them.
Jan. 19, 2021, 8:15 p.m. - Andrew Major
Yes, absolutely. When I see pictures of fat bikes out in the snow with metal bars and metal pedals it blows my mind. Carbon brake levers make the biggest difference for me, but I would happily run a carbon bar for the coldest few months of the year. I still think there are lots of good reasons to run a good aluminum bar over carbon when it isn't cold - especially folks on a budget who are going to think twice about replacing a bar after a bad crash - but cold-weather performance is not one of them.