Low(er) rise bars

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[bong69uk]

Right so tell me whats the benfit all of u are finding from putting lower rise bars on your bikes? it seems to be a big trend just now and im looking to buy new bars soon,so wanna get all your views b4 i do. Also im going to be fitting a 0deg rise stem too(although the standard 5deg rise on the 50mm stem aint exactly much),so not sure if by changing that and the bars may be too much of a drop in the cockpit???

[domino0]

You will be surprised how much better the handling is, believe me. For DH you have your weight on the front a lot and its easier with a low cockpit, and for better stability, they are easier to go up hill, its like a long stem will pull the front wheel up but a short wont. Same kinda idea in bars lower rise the less front wheel come up. So lower (bars) and shorter (stem) will mean better control, stability, easier to go uphill and easier to put weight on for DH, think there is more but i cant think atm

[jlr01]

Hey bong,

As you know I've got pretty much the same rig, I'm using no stem stacker's, 20mm rise 760mm wide bars and a Thomson x4 50mm 0 rise stem.

I totally concur with what Dom just said, i was sceptical at first but it feels much better when in the attack position.

[ABSOLUT]

i heard your mum was a centre page spread of club internation a few years back, and all your mates bought it!

[bong69uk]

i heard your mum was a centre page spread of club internation a few years back, and all your mates bought it!

Cock!! lol. you will get banned from the site for posts like that danny boy,and if they dont ban u i will just come round ure house steal ure stolen red noses and shit on ure car bonnet lol 

[bong69uk]

Hey bong,

As you know I've got pretty much the same rig, I'm using no stem stacker's, 20mm rise 760mm wide bars and a Thomson x4 50mm 0 rise stem.

I totally concur with what Dom just said, i was sceptical at first but it feels much better when in the attack position.

20mm rise bars? i wont be going that extreeme,gonna get a set of 30mm ones i think, Deity dirty thrity are way up there on my choice list just now and the new truative Holzfeller white stem is without doubt the stem of choice. What bars u running jlr01? and u got pix up of ure ride set up like that?

[jlr01]

nuke proof bars, no photo I'm afraid, bikes in bits at the moment

[domino0]

hope stems are amazing

[bong69uk]

Whats happening bout ure frame then jlr01?? steve is getting a new rear end for mine,so i willonly be without the bike for a few days 

[monsterkyle]

dude run a supreme frame with a boxxer tall crown and 2in rise bars then get on my supreme and run my flat crown and deity dirty 30s. I thought it was a fad to man but serious slm your center of graity low it rides so sick man!

[ABSOLUT]

how did u know it was me?? 

[bong69uk]

how did u know it was me?? 

Doh...your ma told me when i was round seeing her! 

[bong69uk]

dude run a supreme frame with a boxxer tall crown and 2in rise bars then get on my supreme and run my flat crown and deity dirty 30s. I thought it was a fad to man but serious slm your center of graity low it rides so sick man!

Cool thanks dude,im prob gonna go for the Deity Dirty thirty's too, why do they call them Dirty Thirty when they have 25mm rise tho? 

[lvnyk]

30 inch width

[Hwulex]

I moved from a nasty EA50 and Diabolus stem combo to a Reverse FLi XXL 760mm 20mm rise and Straitline 50mm SS 0deg stem and difference is huge, both with width and height, and feels so much improved.  I've got an '05 66VF on the Supreme which has a massive a2c height so wanted to lower it as much as possible without going flat-bar.