[jasonvelocity]

SMAC Innovations 32" Handlebars

Been riding these for almost three weeks, and so far they feel great. 32" was too big right off the bat, and once they are trimmed they are lighter then my Sunline bars. I think they even come in a shade of rootbeer (edit: gold).

 

[IH8Rice]

SMAC Innovations 32" Handlebars

those looks great. if they came in a 1" rise, id buy a pair

 

[Sandwich]

I like dem but I worry that the huuuuuuuuge middle section might cut into the amount of space reserved for grips n ****.

 

[IH8Rice]

I like dem but I worry that the huuuuuuuuge middle section might cut into the amount of space reserved for grips n ****.

good point, especially for my gripshift.




whats the length of the grip/brake area?

 

[Sandwich]

if stiffness were the primary concern, it would be neat to devise an integrated stem/crown system that mounted way out on the crown and fully utilized that clamping area....

but I don't think anybody needs that much stiffness on a DH bike.

 

[4130biker]

I might actually cut my bars down this season. MAYBE.

I regret cutting the sunlines on my trail bike to 28

But coming from 26.5 wide bars a few years ago, I got used to the narrow bars again.

Sorry to derail slightly, but did anyone here grow up riding bmx when castillo bars were cool? Everyone cut the s*** out of those and they wound up being around 24"

.

It's amazing what you can adapt to and how trends always change and go full circle.

 

[Sandwich]

True, I don't want them down to 28, but they sit at 32 (800mm stock) right now....I'm about 5'11". I know that somewhere technically somebody has a formula that tells me I'm doing it wrong...but it feels good man. I've always ridden bars as wide as possible...it just feels more comfortable.

I remember riding a buddy's BMX in high school and it felt like a clown bike. Tiniest handlebars.

 

[missiongravity]

http://www.hucknroll.com/mountainbike/Loaded-AmX-Handlebar/LOA0003M.html

I have a pair of these and at 790mm I was expecting to cut them down immediately but gave them a whirl and really like them. I was coming from a bar that was about 27.5 wide and have been running them around that length from years and thought those felt wide. The more I have ridden the 790mm's the more I like them. It has cut down on my x-up steeze but I am too old for that stuff anyhow. Don't know the weight but the felt pretty light to me. and they dont lose their taper til right where they start to drop to the stem so you have a lot of length to play with for shifter/brake mounting.

 

[jonKranked]

I regret cutting the sunlines on my trail bike to 28

But coming from 26.5 wide bars a few years ago, I got used to the narrow bars again.

Sorry to derail slightly, but did anyone here grow up riding bmx when castillo bars were cool? Everyone cut the s*** out of those and they wound up being around 24"

.

It's amazing what you can adapt to and how trends always change and go full circle.

i still have a set of 4pc bars that are slammed as fvck. not even long enough to keep the grip off the bend.

 

[Huck Banzai]

I like dem but I worry that the huuuuuuuuge middle section might cut into the amount of space reserved for grips n ****.

Its all about the Gravity Lite's - not actually lightm but ~32" uncut, wide mounting area, and stiff and burly as hell.

Im 260, so I like tough bars (which is why my AM bike runs MonkeyLite DH!) - and these things are ill.

But not light.

Did I mention they're a little portly?

woot

 

[DirtyMike]

I like dem but I worry that the huuuuuuuuge middle section might cut into the amount of space reserved for grips n ****.

Thats why I like my World force bars. Massive room for grips/ shifters.... That and I have wide ass shoulders.