What bars?

gazhurst

I currently have 580mm Ritchey WCS flat bars on my 15.5inch Rockhopper and I seem to have got it into my head that any issues I have around grip etc is down to the bars. I seem to be constantly running wide out of corners and constantly feel like the front is about to tuck. I swapped to them from the OE 660mm 20mm riser ones as it was recommended due to my height and shoulder width and because I changed from the 80mm Recon coil forks to some 100mm Reba's I was advised to go flat to counter the extra height of the forks.

Now, do I man up and stick with the Ritchey's, refit the OE Specialized ones or do I buy some wider (660mm) flat bars?

delcol

all my bikes run short stem wide bars..

i have a 50mm stem and 710 bars on my hardtail
a 50 mm stem and 735 on my tail/allmoutain fs bike
and a 45mm stem and 745 bars on my park/dh rig.

i use to have 680 bars anda 90 stem but i prefare the feel and control of the short wide combo on easch of my bikes...

1mancity2

What ever feels best, I run 70mm stem and 760mm bars which feels good for me but would probably be pulling your arms out of the sockets, try and ride friends bikes to get a feel for whats good and whats not, or buy bars wider than you think you need and cut them down if they feel to wide.

As for stems the shorter you go the further back your riding position, too short and you may feel cramped in the covkpit, trail and error really.