Plummet
Flash Git
780
What width bars are you all using and why that width?
- Thread starter mikegarf
- Start date
I'm still finding that 780 is a touch too short for me.
May have to invest in some new Fatbars at 800 and just bite the bullet.
It's $NZ200 I don't want to spend though...and that's just for the alloy ones.
May have to invest in some new Fatbars at 800 and just bite the bullet.
It's $NZ200 I don't want to spend though...and that's just for the alloy ones.
TheMirrorVision
New Member
I think this guide works better for shorter riders. I'm 190.5cm tall, prefer 780mm over 800mm, and couldn't imagine riding the recommended 838mm wide bars unless I turned into a chimpanzee.
Yeah I'm 176cm (or 7'8" for you people who still use Imperial measurements).I think this guide works better for shorter riders. I'm 190.5cm tall, prefer 780mm over 800mm, and couldn't imagine riding the recommended 838mm wide bars unless I turned into a chimpanzee.
That formula just doesn;t work for me at all.
JP-NZ
E*POWAH Elite World Champion
I'm 5,11" (179cm)
Rail = Bontrager Line Pro 27.5 rise, 780mm cut down to 770mm
EXe = Trail One Crockett 20 rise, 800mm cut down to 760mm
Grips are more important to me than width
Rail = Bontrager Line Pro 27.5 rise, 780mm cut down to 770mm
EXe = Trail One Crockett 20 rise, 800mm cut down to 760mm
Grips are more important to me than width
BouncyCornetto
Member
I would love to know the story here!
.MOTO13
Active member
All my bikes have the same bars..Renthal fatty carbon. 40mm rise (I stand a lot when I ride), 760 width (to fit between trees). I really dislike aluminum bars.
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I’m 178cm (5’10) with a 180cm wing span. My last 2 bikes have had 31.8 780 Renthal Fatbars and they feel great, w that they I had a set of 780 Syncros bars but had to cut them down to 750 as the landlord at that time was Fed up with them clipping the door frames. And they felt fine. The new ebike has 800mm bars and apart from being overly stiff 35mm bars the width feels fine. I’ll probably stick them on the hardtail and nick the Renthals for the ebike because they just feel nicer.
I personally donmt think there’s really a perfect width for people, but I do think theirs is too wide and too narrow. I bet most people won’t notice the difference 10-20mm makes in a blind test.
I personally donmt think there’s really a perfect width for people, but I do think theirs is too wide and too narrow. I bet most people won’t notice the difference 10-20mm makes in a blind test.
carhauler1969
New Member
I'm currently running 770 width on both of my bikes.
Ibis Ripmo AF and Cannondale Moterra LT 1.
Ibis Ripmo AF and Cannondale Moterra LT 1.
