Easton SL bars - standard or OS

pauldavies85
pauldavies85 Posts: 3
edited October 2007 in MTB buying advice
simple question, i am looking at getting some easton carbon bars. I do trail riding arround bristol area and nothing that i think is that heavy - i weigh about 82kg. What are pro cons for getting OS bars or not. Will i need OS bars really?

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    well what size is the stem? is it standard or OS?

    i see no need in oversize.
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  • pauldavies85
    pauldavies85 Posts: 3
    im buying a stem to fit too
  • The Spiderman
    The Spiderman Posts: 5,625
    I don't know if there is any real discernible performance advantage,using o/s.When I changed my bars and stem recently,I chose O/S simply,as there seems to be more choice,and less 25.4 stems seem to be available,these days.

    Most new bikes are specced,with o/s,too,so I went with O/S figuring,that should I have to buy new bars,in the future I would have more options.
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