Syntace, SQLab, and Chromag all use the **[Zedler](https://www.zedler.de/en/news/news-detail/end-of-handlebars/)** End Of Life test.
I’d like to see the results for all the bars that fail, but that shows a commitment to research that certainly didn’t exist in the past.
Materials (carbon and aluminum) have gotten better in the last decade and bars haven’t gotten much wider or much lighter so it stands to reason they’re stronger/more fatigue resistant.
Companies have to be careful what they say about handlebar lifespans because some moron with a hole in their bar would keep riding it if it had a five year guarantee… so getting anything other than “it depends” to go on is impossible. Which is too bad because I’d like that info too.
I mean, if it’s good for the equivalent of ten years of cycles (without being damaged in a crash) then I could replace it at the half-life and enjoy five years (assuming it wasn’t damaged in a crash).
March 4, 2022, 7:53 a.m. - Andrew Major
Syntace, SQLab, and Chromag all use the **[Zedler](https://www.zedler.de/en/news/news-detail/end-of-handlebars/)** End Of Life test. I’d like to see the results for all the bars that fail, but that shows a commitment to research that certainly didn’t exist in the past. Materials (carbon and aluminum) have gotten better in the last decade and bars haven’t gotten much wider or much lighter so it stands to reason they’re stronger/more fatigue resistant. Companies have to be careful what they say about handlebar lifespans because some moron with a hole in their bar would keep riding it if it had a five year guarantee… so getting anything other than “it depends” to go on is impossible. Which is too bad because I’d like that info too. I mean, if it’s good for the equivalent of ten years of cycles (without being damaged in a crash) then I could replace it at the half-life and enjoy five years (assuming it wasn’t damaged in a crash).