handlebars - narrowed down to 2

danlightbulb

Hi all,

I posted about handlebars a few weeks back but after todays ride I definately need some wider ones.

Ive narrowed it down to these two:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=67688 680mm 30mm rise
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=67693 700mm 40mm rise

I don't know which is going to be the best. The bike is a RR8.1 with 600mm bars and a 90mm stem. I wasn't planning on changing the stem as I believe 90mm isn't excessively long anyway.

Will there be any noticable difference between the two above?

Cheers

chez_m356

they are both 680mm, i know it says 700mm on the 2nd link, but click on the description, its actually 680mm

danlightbulb

Someone has posted on the reviews that they are 700mm.

chez_m356

danlightbulb wrote:

Someone has posted on the reviews that they are 700mm.

so they have, hope they measured them right , personally i'd be happy with either, but its quite a jump from a 600mm, i had a 640mm bar originally, changed it for a 680mm found it much better, but everyones different

danlightbulb

It doesnt sound like much does it, only 80mm bigger than current bar. Only 40mm either side doesn't sound like alot really. My mates bike has really wide bars but its a £2k FS. Don't know the width exactly but bigger than 700 definitely.

chez_m356

danlightbulb wrote:

It doesnt sound like much does it, only 80mm bigger than current bar. Only 40mm either side doesn't sound like alot really. My mates bike has really wide bars but its a £2k FS. Don't know the width exactly but bigger than 700 definitely.

your right it doesn't sound much, but its surprising how a few mm's feel different, i have the 680mm on my spesh and 711mm on my nerve, it is noticeable

danlightbulb

Which do you prefer?

I had no issues with my 600 bars at Degla, but today at Hopton (rooty) I wanted the wider bars.

chez_m356

danlightbulb wrote:

Which do you prefer?

I had no issues with my 600 bars at Degla, but today at Hopton (rooty) I wanted the wider bars.

its not just the width though, the 2 bars you linked to have different rises, i would say the 30mm is mid rise and the 40mm a high rise bar, could make a difference to you ?

danlightbulb

Hmm, i did select the 30 and 40 rises rather than the 20 because I have very long legs so I have the seat quite high in comparison to the bars, I thought a bit more rise would help lift the bar height up a bit so I'm not as bent over. Other than that I don't know what else it would effect.

chez_m356

danlightbulb wrote:

Hmm, i did select the 30 and 40 rises rather than the 20 because I have very long legs so I have the seat quite high in comparison to the bars, I thought a bit more rise would help lift the bar height up a bit so I'm not as bent over. Other than that I don't know what else it would effect.

i did the same with the nerve for the same reason, it came with a 685mm low rise (20mm) bar, the 711mm i changed it for is a mid rise (30mm) bar, felt much better for me, but its what feels natural for you that matters, only you can determine that

danlightbulb

Do you think I need to change the stem if I go for either of those bars? Its a 90mm stem which isn't excessively long I don't think, its just that the 600 bars are unusually narrow. Will a 680/700 90mm stem combo be ok?

supersonic

Try the 90mm, if it feels long, change it!

rockmonkeysc

I fitted high rise bars to my 456SS to try to compensate for the high seat post & it ruined the handling and made the front light when climbing. Now I only have a 15mm rise and 10mm spacers under the stem. Riser bars are good for freeride & jumping