Deda Elementi Creates 35mm OD Road Handlebar and Stem, Makes 31.8 Look Puny

Nice colour.

“wait, any of these stems will work with any of these bars? And they’re not being fooled by the ‘31.7mm’ label? Something must be done about this….”

31.7 and 31.8 are the same. The “standard” is actually 1.25″. When converting to mm some companies round up to 31.8 and some round down to 31.7. All are compatible.

@Atgani is right on the money. ^^^

Last thing we need is a new “standard”.

Deda should focus more on time on putting efficiencies into their manufacturing rather than spending the money to market something that is unneeded. (that actually goes for 90% of the bike industry)

if your not strong enough or doing aggressive enough riding to flex bars/stem then this product is not for you.

for those of us that now have extremely efficient wheels/drivetrain are feeling more road in their ride. bigger tubes “do” dampen vibrations. look at frames, they are doing the same thing.

stem/bars are a great place to comfy up your ride, especially if they are stiffer for sprints and standing uphill super efforts. weight can be held at bay by varying thickness. of course the aero properties go out the window.

At least Zipp, Enve, et al go to some effort (wind tunnel test data) to show that their improvements do yield benefits. When it comes to the stiffness orgy…..well, things become a bit less concrete, especially when you consider the gaping hole in the human knowledge base: you know, that hole that’s supposed to be filled with all the data that shows how stiffer bars, frames, steerer spacers, and chainring bolts offer improved performance. Now, the magazines are in on the orgy doing all manner of testing to show you that Cervek’s new frame is truly the stiffest at 3 out of 5 measuring points. Of course no one knows if any of that data amounts to anything.

With that in mind, I’m putting the finishing touches on a frame design that minimizes the negative effects and maximizes the constructive effects of radiation pressure, no matter the resultant Poynting vector. I’m taking deposits now.

Alas, it’s been discovered….well, engineers and physicists have known this for a long time….that increasing tube diameter has no inherent ability to damp vibrations. Increasing mass does. Increasing hysteresis does. Increasing tube size……doesn’t. In fact all it does–all else being equal–is increase the natural frequency of the component by making it stiffer.