flat bars
atomic fox
Posts: 95
anybody still use them or prefer them? i think they are mainly recommended for xc but is the handling way different to a riser?
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If you hands are in the same place, due to spacers, stem height, stack height and back sweep, no.0
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ok.just comparing the scandium flat and riser bars over at carbon cycles and though the flat is 60mm narrower it is less than half the weight of the riser :shock:0
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ok.just comparing the scandium flat and riser bars over at carbon cycles and though the flat is 60mm narrower it is less than half the weight of the riser :shock:0
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I have flat wide bars and find them to be great..
need to cut them down now that i've had a proper ride out though... 700mm should just about do it I think.0 -
I prefer them to risers; but it's all personal, i like my front end to be as low as possible. However it doesn't work for everyone - including my mate who swears by his 3" risers.What We Achieve In Life, Echoes In Eternity0
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Def depends on the bike too... I prefer the lower front end on my P7 compared to that of my old NS.0
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My Nuke Proof's are 760mm wide and 20mm rise, but the current trend with the downhill 'yoof' seems to be for mega-wide flat bars around the 800mm mark. It's a bit much for me.0
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The reason DH riders are migrating back towards flat bars is because modern DH forks are just massively long. Using a riser bar as well just takes things too far in many cases.0
