Sinister Ridge rides again
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Wider bars (700mm) and stem dropped by 15mm (on the steerer). Much much better. I am a changed man - reckon even wider bars will be on the way soon.
Also put the noir chainset off my tourer on here too. Just wish I could get the 650Bs in the frame. Talking of which need to find some decent mud tyres in the size as the pacentis aren't so good when it gets sticky - which it has been here for the last three years.
Also put the noir chainset off my tourer on here too. Just wish I could get the 650Bs in the frame. Talking of which need to find some decent mud tyres in the size as the pacentis aren't so good when it gets sticky - which it has been here for the last three years.
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I'm a convert to wider bars. I was happy for ages on my 685mm Monkey Bars, then went to 711mm but they didn't feel much different. I'm now on 780mm bars! Which I like, there are a few bits on the local trails that cause me issues so I may lose 10mm either side, but we'll see.
I'm a convert to wider bars. I was happy for ages on my 685mm Monkey Bars, then went to 711mm but they didn't feel much different. I'm now on 780mm bars! Which I like, there are a few bits on the local trails that cause me issues so I may lose 10mm either side, but we'll see.
Indeed - I hope you're not an obstetrician.
Went out for a spin this morning. Never had more work to do but the sun is shining and the work can wait. I just can't get my head round the fact that 700mm wide bars now feel narrow. A couple of months ago I would have sneered at myself. 900mm ahoy!
Went out for a spin this morning. Never had more work to do but the sun is shining and the work can wait. I just can't get my head round the fact that 700mm wide bars now feel narrow. A couple of months ago I would have sneered at myself. 900mm ahoy!
wynne":1r1syryi said:
It is indeed a slippery slope! Both my BFe and SX run 780mm bars (although the BFe ones do a little bit trimmed off because being smaller the proportions looked wrong).
Where I ride, there are only a couple of places where I struggle - one that my bars just don't fit through and the others are just a bit snug.
What I have noticed is that I seem to be wearing grips out faster!
Think I'm going to hold on to the 700mm bars for now as there is definitely a lot of tree clipping potential on my Kent/Surrey rides, but we're moving to North Wales in June so there'll be no stopping me then...
I reckon you're wearing your grips out because you're going faster and having to hold on tighter. Get yourself the Renthal kevlar jobbies - very hard to wear out.
I reckon you're wearing your grips out because you're going faster and having to hold on tighter. Get yourself the Renthal kevlar jobbies - very hard to wear out.
