Wooden handlebars

I reckon smash out some bamboo. Standard wood would be as heavy as a Skrillex bass line. Which is bad. And really heavy.

the problem with bamboo here is that it would be difficult to shape and fasten tightly.

i would use a nice piece of well seasoned ash thats been quartered and with the grain poining up like in a step of a flooring beam. ash is strong and absorbant of shock. ideal really... perhaps more reliable than ally...? any ideas on that?

yew would be good and reliable but heavy, but one could make it thinner where you don't need metal fittings around it like stem and brake or gear levers