flat bars or risers for more control?

I want to slow down the steering on my sx trail II. I've just bought a slightly longer thomson stem(70mm from 50mm) and need a slightly wider bar. But what is the performance difference between a riser bar and a flat bar set up? I'm looking at an easton e70 bar, but don't know whether to go for flat/riser. I'm basically looking for more control/stability up front. My main riding is AM. Any advice would be great.
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I use the EA70 and a 50mm stem on my Reign X and its a perfect setup. I will be trying some wider bars at some point though, see how i get on with them.
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They're a 20mm rise and they're on a 70mm zero degree stem.
Never going back to a slimmer bar.
I'd have thought that a longer stem on your bike would have made the steering a bit more nervous, but I may be wrong.
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Many DH riders arnd those with long forks use flat bars for exactly this reason.
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Nope you're right a longer stem pushes the rider weight out over the wheelbase and for most this will lessen the feel/feedback when the trails get steeper and more technical(thats how it felels for me)
I shortened my stem to a 50mm and changed from flats to Eastern's EA70 monkey bars it's really improved the feedback and i have loads more control over the front end. I ride a Cannondale Rush Carbon, as always with anything that changes the geometry of a bike its all relative to how you like your ride to feel and perform.