Hi Rise or Lo Rise Bars

Foll Zofalot

Apart from the obvious difference in height, is there any difference in performance? I heard Lo Rise is best for XC as it allows better cornering than a Hi Rise?
I'm considering the Easton MonkeyLite XC Lo Rise for doing XC and light DH.

gcwebbyuk

I think the idea of a low rise is that your weight is further forward and you are in a lower position on the bike than a high rise - same idea as a low/high stem.

Of course I may be wrong, it did happen once before...

milkywhite

front end of the bike may tend to lift if your bars are too high when climbing

Comfort would be the other consideration for me. I put 2" rise bars on mine to lift the bars to the level of my saddle to save my back a bit.

See if you can borrow an example of both and try them out. Get whatever feels best to you.

supersonic

Depends high the front end is to start with! As above, whatever feels best.