What width are people running their bars?
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What width are people running their bars?
Been useing Mary bars for ages but decided to try something wider so got some standard fleegles at 720mm. I only have the one bike so it gets used for general off roading are well as bikepacking. What width are people running their bars at? Should I try them at 720mm first or should i cut them down a bit straight away as they seem pretty wide? Is there a formula for working out an optimum width taking shoulder width into account?
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Re: What width are people running their bars?
I have full width Fleegles on my Swift. They feel pretty much perfect to me but then they are the narrowest bars I have.
I'd say try riding them full width first. You may want to try them with a shorter stem, though - say 10-20mm shorter than you're used to with Marys.
I'd say try riding them full width first. You may want to try them with a shorter stem, though - say 10-20mm shorter than you're used to with Marys.
Re: What width are people running their bars?
Thats how I work it Ray not much wider than shoulder width, I don't want to turn my arms & chest into a kite.Ray Young wrote: Is there a formula for working out an optimum width taking shoulder width into account?
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Ive just checked my Inbred & Blue Pig and their 660mm & 690mm respectively. I wouldn't go any wider than 690mm for me anyway
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Re: What width are people running their bars?
You could run them with lock on grips for a while, set at different widths to see what you prefer. Start wide and slowly narrow down, or vice versa? Cut once your happy if needed.
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Dependant on which type of grips you use, you can always move them in with your brakes & shifter(s) to simulate where you'd cut them down to until you find a comfortable position & then chop (or not chop) away!
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Re: What width are people running their bars?
Marys were too narrow for me so I have uncut Fleegle on my rigid HT commuter. 750 on other HTs
Re: What width are people running their bars?
740 to 770, depending on bike.
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I've got a monkey like posture....
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740mm on both my bikes. Renthal Fatbar lite but with different rise.
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I've got the same 760mm flat bars on my two HTs, the FS and my Fatty.
Perfect for me but I'm 6'2".
Perfect for me but I'm 6'2".
Re: What width are people running their bars?
Think I'll run them full width to start with. I have bolt up grips so can move therm in/out until I find the best length. Thanks for all the input.
Re: What width are people running their bars?
I have mine at 640mm on both my main MTBs. As well as what you're comfortable with I guess it's what you get used to; I've been riding since the days of ridiculously narrow bars so it's what I'm used to. I've also grown up riding in the woods where narrow has distinct advantages. Wider bars would seem to suit more recent interpretations of MTBing!
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Spank spikes @ 800mm, which puts me in the lead I reckon!
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If you want to beat yourself*… http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/y ... 15-bar.htmSpank spikes @ 800mm, which puts me in the lead I reckon!
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Re: What width are people running their bars?
710 on the 29er
780 on the bouncy 26er
780 on the bouncy 26er
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Hmm thats taking it too far I suspect. 785 on the fat bike seems about rightdanielgroves wrote:If you want to beat yourself*… http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/y ... 15-bar.htmSpank spikes @ 800mm, which puts me in the lead I reckon!
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Re: What width are people running their bars?
Just had a quick look and the fleegles are going to add 20-30mm per side so I reckon fitting them uncut is the way to go.
Re: What width are people running their bars?
Ray, i have a set of fleegles knocking about in the garage that i'm not using (only used once).Ray Young wrote:Just had a quick look and the fleegles are going to add 20-30mm per side so I reckon fitting them uncut is the way to go.
You can have them if you cover the postage?
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Thanks very much for the offer Chew but I have already bought some, couldn't resist the price as they are on sale.Chew wrote:Ray, i have a set of fleegles knocking about in the garage that i'm not using (only used once).Ray Young wrote:Just had a quick look and the fleegles are going to add 20-30mm per side so I reckon fitting them uncut is the way to go.
You can have them if you cover the postage?