Straight bars...please explain

ross_mcculloch
ross_mcculloch Posts: 478
edited May 2008 in MTB beginners
What difference do straight bars vs riser bars make to riding?

Something I've always wondered!

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  • BlackSpur
    BlackSpur Posts: 4,228
    They provide a different riding position.
    "Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling." ~James E. Starrs
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    risers make you sit more upright, which shift more of your weight rearwards, making it easier to lift the front over obstacles, drops etc, and less likely to go over the bars if you hit a large bump at speed.

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