For Sale: Wooden Handlebar

No need to get chippy just because you're board.

Bring it on if yew think you're hard enough...

You pecked the wrong guy to bark at.

I'm more poplar than you Olive-r

You've bitten off more than you cashew, though.

you poor sap, you axed for it now...

No reply? Yeah that's what I thought....Oliver is stumped for words.

It wood give great service, I wood get a pear.
They might be tibig to fit the stem so it may be a bit of medlar. Acacia were wondering yew could wattle one of these planely
I willow teak a photinia to show yew haw
Joewood put a Silverbell on his, juniper to the shops, berry quick for an elder

Sorry, Apollo, I had to go saw some logs last night.

Meanwhile in other wood related news, i saw this bamboocycle in Barkalona...

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Looks ideal for the man that eats, shoots and leaves

What a friendly forum really open armed forum for people selling original parts...

So for those who did have some serious questions:
I would prefer to make those handlebars out of a local wood but the charectaristics don't allow this, don't are rigid an weather resistant enough. Teakwood doesn't change it's diametre and if very little. At my bike I never noticed something

Do you know the reason why theyre either upset or taking the piss?

AFAIK - The simple answer is that wood bars are unsafe. Wood tends to break suddenly, while metal fatigues and bends (Mostly). Last thing a cyclist wants is their bars to give without warning.

Plus its something that isnt new. Its been tried. It hasnt worked.

But good luck with your sale.

^^You nailed it- it is a forum, not a marketplace.

There is a classified section, but people who sign up, post a few rubbish contributions and then go about trying to sell their wares often receive a bad reaction.

Other issues to consider- if someone uses your bars ('normal' use mind) and they fail, what kind of liability insurance, warranty, legal protection do you have/offer?

look at us being all mature and stuff

Whoops, sorry. What I meant to say was:

Go away with your horrible ugly unsafe crappy wooden bars.

your a ugly unsafe crappy wooden bars

why you teakey bastard.

no need to pitch the poor sap out

burn him

For sure somebody buying something out of wood does know that wood can break and if you don't want to live with that just don't buy it, same thing with carbon handlebars!

But going here after me like this, insulting me and calling out to burn me, because Of a product,does NOT belong under a buy/sell thread

No, carbon bars are stress tested and assuming correct installation there is a manufacturer liability if they fail.

I don't think we want to burn you, but your wooden bars might make good kindling for a fire.

I don't think anyone is actually suggesting that you are burnt. I think that's another pun.

Don't be such a weeping willow.

Dont take it personally Pingo, people are just joking.

Good luck with the sales, at least you are at the top of the for sale page since you posted with this active discussion.