bar, stem, your oppinion

supafly1982
supafly1982 Posts: 631
edited April 2011 in MTB general
I currently have an oversize easton bar on and a 100mm stem, i have a brand new raceface 25.1mm bar and a 70mm stem. Im wanting a shorter stem so was going to be putting the race face riser and stem on, i go around some pretty tough terrain at time and off drops and small jumps,

would the oversize gear be better than the raceface 25.1mm gear?

i hoping the more experienced guys can enlighten me if theres much difference in strenght and use etc.

cheers
scott

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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    25.4mm I take it :wink:

    Some people cannot feel any stiffness difference like for like. I'll I can suggest is to fit it an try them out. Barseep, rise and width will change feel too.
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  • supafly1982
    supafly1982 Posts: 631
    sorry, yup its the 25.4mm

    im not really wanting to fit it if its best to sell it on since they are brand new, however i might just have to, i should probably of opened this on the buyers page then i could ask for oppinions on bars and stems to buy
  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    Just try it, I never feel any difference between the 2 sizes, and lots of bars for dirt jumping are 25.4, so I see no problem.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I read something a while ago from a bar manufacturer that claimed the oversize thing was just a fashion issue.
    I've run a standard sized raceface bar on my old bike for over a decade, and it was on another bike before that. Not a problem.

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