915mm DH bars

bullcrew · Dec 9, 2011

Are they backed by shaq.

We can now all ride the mtn looking like sons of anarchy! Heck yeah lol.

IH8Rice · Dec 9, 2011

didnt a company do a bar around this length as a joke at Interbike?
i cant wait to see all the little kids rocking these yard sticks next year

samnation · Dec 9, 2011

You mean I get to hit ALL the trees! Yes just what I've been waiting for.

bullcrew · Dec 9, 2011

samnation said:
You mean I get to hit ALL the trees! Yes just what I've been waiting for.

Yes you do, no more half @$$ing it and making some trees feel inferior. Whith each order you can have the bars thrown sideways from a tree strike and impailing the rider behind you saving yourself and having group participation.

jonKranked · Dec 10, 2011

i won't be happy until the metric meter handlebar exists

yuroshek · Dec 10, 2011

Guess you didnt get the memo everyone is going back to 680s!

fluider · Dec 10, 2011

I'm 180cm (5,9') of a pretty off-the-rack figure, and I find my Spank Spike 777 bars I've been using since this spring absolutely natural since the very first moment and I would never ever go with narrower bars on my Rune. I can easily imagine guys 200cm tall riding open DH trails and needing wide bars they want to cut to proper length.

HAB · Dec 10, 2011

I'm 6' with a 6'4" armspan and can't personally see wanting any wider than my 800mm Kores on my DH bike. Tried an 800mm bar on one of my trail bikes, had to trim it a little. More options for stuff like this is a good thing, but damn.

Kevin · Dec 10, 2011

I guess it could work for the really big guys on a really open track but i dont see myself buying them any time soon

descente · Dec 10, 2011

i need some for my XC bike stat.

big-ted · Dec 10, 2011

These would rule for 4X. Ain't nobody gettin' past me with these bad boys...

toowacky · Dec 10, 2011

Now through xmas, save extra $$ when you buy as a package with

rzalewski6 · Dec 10, 2011

These are way too wide unless you have an extremely large reach. The widest MOTOCROSS bars made are Renthal's R6662 bend at 840mm, and most MX riders don't use these. The perfect number for MX seems to be around 800mm. So why would 915mm bars be beneficial for DH? They won't.

samnation · Dec 10, 2011

rzalewski6 said:
These are way too wide unless you have an extremely large reach. The widest MOTOCROSS bars made are Renthal's R6662 bend at 840mm, and most MX riders don't use these. The perfect number for MX seems to be around 800mm. So why would 915mm bars be beneficial for DH? They won't.

Because then you can buy them, sell them to other racers and watch their shoulders dislocate. then when you are the only one left you win

Or you can buy them cut them down to a normal width and sell the off cuts to hipsters the world over.

Percy · Dec 11, 2011

I'ma gonna weight fer the crabonz vershun. :thumb:

MrPlow · Dec 11, 2011

jonKranked said:
i won't be happy until the metric meter handlebar exists

Can't spread more rep. LOL

dropmachine · Dec 11, 2011

lame deleting my post mods. That was a good one.

baca262 · Dec 11, 2011

they should seriously consider naming these "yardstick™"

jonKranked · Dec 11, 2011

more like the dipstick. the only person i can think of that would benefit from the ergonomics of this bar is andre the giant. and well, yea. he's not in a situation where he can make use of them.

baca262 · Dec 11, 2011

meh, andre the giant would ride a 29er with 3 inch gazzalodi's. and a super monster with a dipstick thrown in for a good measure.

atrokz · Dec 12, 2011

jonKranked said:
more like the dipstick. the only person i can think of that would benefit from the ergonomics of this bar is andre the giant. and well, yea. he's not in a situation where he can make use of them.

Jon Jones.

Bottom line, is someone out there might find these useful and perfectly adequate for an 80"+ reach. Most people, not so much, but that's what a hacksaw is for.

-BB- · Dec 12, 2011

ocelot said:
YES you've read it right. 915 mm
At 40 gbp, it's actually at a pretty decent cost/length ratio!

[Insert "Michael Scott" quote here]

-BB- · Dec 12, 2011

So as I understand it, the "perfect" bar length for any individual would be the distance between their hands when they are in a push-up position. Not the narrow push-up or wide push-up. Regular push-up position. That will give you the best combination of torque for steering and ability to absorb hits.

Bikerpunk241 · Dec 12, 2011

jonKranked said:
i won't be happy until the metric meter handlebar exists

As opposed to the non-metric meter?

Manifesto · Dec 13, 2011

atrokz said:
Jon Jones.

Bottom line, is someone out there might find these useful and perfectly adequate for an 80"+ reach. Most people, not so much, but that's what a hacksaw is for.

when you say 80" reach are you measuring wingspan?

DirtyMike · Dec 14, 2011

Did some simple math.... seems that If I were to run these with my single crown fork they would be just the right length to remove both my balls and my dick when I get the bars crossed and it nails my junk between the seat and the bars........

915mm bars are effin retarded... I am down for options but seriously.... No reason for a bar that is needed to be cut no matter what...... I can think of two riders I have fit that these would work well for, one is 6'9" the other is 6'7"

gemini2k · Dec 14, 2011

DirtyMike said:
I can think of two riders I have fit that these would work well for, one is 6'9" the other is 6'7"

I'm 6'7", and I can tell you anything above 32 for me is too wide. 31.5 seems just about perfect.

miuan · Dec 14, 2011

We can finally run bar ends without compromising the DH performance. Hillarious.

atrokz · Dec 14, 2011

DirtyMike said:
Did some simple math.... seems that If I were to run these with my single crown fork they would be just the right length to remove both my balls and my dick when I get the bars crossed and it nails my junk between the seat and the bars........

915mm bars are effin retarded... I am down for options but seriously.... No reason for a bar that is needed to be cut no matter what...... I can think of two riders I have fit that these would work well for, one is 6'9" the other is 6'7"

I really hope you're refering to road bikes. Who get's 'fitted' for a DH bike?

-BB- · Dec 14, 2011

atrokz said:
I really hope you're refering to road bikes. Who get's 'fitted' for a DH bike?

Guys that want to brag about them but never end up riding them (other than on the street).
There is a guy I see in one of the nicer areas around me with a Demo-8 all decked out with front and rear fenders. It is shiny and new (looking) despite being a few years old and I only see him riding it on the road.
:facepalm:

dropmachine · Dec 14, 2011

I got that beat.

Santa Cruz Super 8 with Super Monster on it, Hookworms too. Only seen the street.

I gotta get a pic of that guy one day. Ponytail down to his ass too.

EVRAC · Dec 14, 2011

dropmachine.com said:
I got that beat.

Santa Cruz Super 8 with Super Monster on it, Hookworms too. Only seen the street.

I gotta get a pic of that guy one day. Ponytail down to his ass too.

That's actually kinda rad.

samnation · Dec 14, 2011

dropmachine.com said:
I got that beat.

Santa Cruz Super 8 with Super Monster on it, Hookworms too. Only seen the street.

I gotta get a pic of that guy one day. Ponytail down to his ass too.

Is it yella I fixed a yella one with that description. And if you're the drop machine i think you are that puts us in pretty close proximity.

DirtyMike · Dec 16, 2011

gemini2k said:
I'm 6'7", and I can tell you anything above 32 for me is too wide. 31.5 seems just about perfect.

Yeah that sounds about right for the majority of people..... Im just saying there is the occasional need for some of the freekishly long armed out there

atrokz said:
I really hope you're refering to road bikes. Who get's 'fitted' for a DH bike?

No some people have actually come to find that having another help fit... or adjust there bike to fit the rider....... Bar width, seat position, seat angle, bar roll, stem length, stem rise, lever position, lever reach ETC ETC...........

Yeah getting fitted for DH bikes helps alot too.

disasterarea · Dec 16, 2011

what I don't understand is why would a blowpipe have a kink in the middle? :think:

dropmachine · Dec 16, 2011

Yeah thats the guy! Kinda older dude with a big gut right?

Fun times on that bike no doubt.

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