Your advice on my riding setup bar height

DTM12

Hi all,

I have a 08 stumpy FSR that I use for trail riding and enduros. Not XC racing and equally nothing too extreme DH.

Would like to know what the optimum bar height is for this style of riding in relation to the saddle. I have nothing medical or flexibility wise to worry about (I am 5'7" and 64kgs) so I can try many different things, my fitness is pretty good too. I am from a road background but am getting more and more into the MTB.

I am geeting much advice I am not convinced of is right for me. A mate of mine who rides with me and I respect as a better Downhill rider than me advised me to raise the bars to above the saddle to lighten the front end up so I am not too much front baised in my position, but I am not sure if this is good advice. Because I dont like the feeling when climbing and I find myself wanting to bend forward a lot on the climbs.

SO I am after your advice on what is considered a normal and correctly balanced set up for general trail riding os a 5" bike (i.e decent climbing position whilst not sacrificing bike handling on the way down technical descents) I ride the mtb purely for fun, but do like to test my fitness and skills by riding up and down as quickly as I can

Thanks

nicklouse

unfortunatly it is not that simple. and the mates info is mixed up.

there is a correct height for the saddle for normal riding and that is as high as posible without letting your hips rock.

start off with pedal down and the ball of your foot resting on the pedal.

bar height. it is up to you. What feels right.