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Topic: Wide Bars on HTs? (Read 744 times)
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Tim L
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More specifically, wide bars on trail dirt jump MTBs.
DHers have gone to wide bars, so have BMXers, why not us DJ folk?
I met a guy in Portreath, he was running 790s on his 24seven, and they looked wicked! and they rode amazing!
So why has it not started being done? Is there some hidden downside that i will not find out until i buy?
Im thinking Burgtec Ride Wides on a Sunline Vone on my Revell, would probably save weight to an extent, improve stability and added pimp factor.
Basically, correct me if im wrong, but the advantages of Wide Bars is more stability and control? isnt that what everyone needs?
So to conclude, Will it ride better? And is it worth doing?
Tim
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Tim L
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Barspins/X-ups etc will be harder.
Well ive never been bothered by tricking, id much rather have a super nice table than a barspin or X-up. And the guy at the track said it wasnt much worse really, He rides for Flow, but was on Jack Gears spare bike, i cant remember his name, Luke something? |
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Tim L
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yeah i think the reason is that some tricks will be soo much harder and thats basicaly all i think is holding us back from converting
excuse the double post, BMXers do barspins and X-ups with wide bars? Im sure we can manage if we put our mind to it |
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Tim L
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My 3" open prison bars where wider then my uncut ea70s and felt just rite on my hardtail... cant see needing much more, if it bothers you so much then go wide bars dont care why anyone else isnt doing it
I ran 3'' open prisons on my Revell a while ago, the width was a little small to be honest, they felt okay i suppose. I will probs go to about 750 and see how it goes. I will report back! Do BMXers only go to 28in?! I ran 28in bars for ages and didnt think they were especially wide! |
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I've been running uncut Fli XXL's on my hardtail for 2/3 months.
Love it and won't run anything narrower. I don't DJ, but for 4x and a bit of trails'ing they feel mint.
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How wide are FLi XXLs? I rode a set on Lees XC bike and they felt nice! My 3" open prison bars where wider then my uncut ea70s and felt just rite on my hardtail... cant see needing much more, if it bothers you so much then go wide bars dont care why anyone else isnt doing it
I ran 3'' open prisons on my Revell a while ago, the width was a little small to be honest, they felt okay i suppose. I will probs go to about 750 and see how it goes. I will report back! Do BMXers only go to 28in?! I ran 28in bars for ages and didnt think they were especially wide! Do you happen to be 7ft tall? Im 6''1', so pretty tall really. |
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