Sorry for the cross post, but I know a lot of 2-niner guys ride funky swept bars. My thumbs are killing me after switching to a bar with 11 degree sweep. [post]2149672[/post]
Xpost: Swept bar question
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Hmmm.....maybe a longer stem could help? I've got a 120mm FSA in similar rise to your Thomson you could try if you wanted to. Just cover shipping and if you didn't like it or wanted to return it, I'd cover shipping to send it back to me.
Thanks Mark. Right after I posted a guy I ride with called with the same suggestion. I think I'll raid his parts bin before I take you up on your offer.
Tim, I might have a stem laying around you can try as well. And I've got plenty of riser bars if you just want to swap the bar out for a change. Have you thought about the Mary's or Jones'?BikeGeek said:
Thanks Peter. I know I have a 110 around here, but if I need to sample longer stems I'll see what you have.peter6061 said:
I thought about the Mary's when I was building this thing, but didn't want to go that funky. I don't think I'd like that much sweep. The Salsa bar has the same sweep as a riser that I like so I thought it was a good choice. I think the problem is that I don't have the cockpit dialed in yet. The geometry feels so different than any of my other bikes. On paper, the numbers look the same, but on wheels things seem to be fitting a bit differently.
BG - a guy on another forum mentioned running bars higher on a ridid single speed than one would on a front suspension bike. His point was that it takes the stress off the wrists and hands by having the bars up high like that. Do you think that holds any water??
BTW - what's the "feel" like with the On One fork?? Is it fairly compliant??
BTW - what's the "feel" like with the On One fork?? Is it fairly compliant??
I guess it makes sense. It would take some of the weight off of your hands.MMcG said:
Having only owned Surly forks in the past, the On-One was freaky at first. I found myself constantly checking that my headset wasn't loose. Then I started thinking it was cracked because I didn't know a rigid fork could be that compliant. It's strange looking down during a ride and seeing the fork flex.
Swept bars need a precise tilt adjustment. The better you get the tilt, the more sweep you can handle.
Myself, I love the 38º Mary bars for geared XC riding, and the 45º Jones H-Bars for singlespeeding (wider).
Also for logging miles on a fat slick tire 29"er, 38 for me rocks, I found cheap trekking bars that only required a 30-40mm longer stem, awesome on a Fisher with long top tube.
Sweep may also call for better fitting grips. My own favorites are the black Dimension Cork grips with close ends, as you won't run barends anyway. The ends add about 1" to the total bar width also, the thick edges offer extra support and a way to grip the bar super-wide with the hand overlapping.
11º is the least sweep I'll ride, and only for short lame XC races with my weightweenie racer. For all else, a bulky swept bar is well worth it. Heck, I'd ride better on the weightweenie racer with heavy bars, but than it would impress competitors less when they lift my bike up
Myself, I love the 38º Mary bars for geared XC riding, and the 45º Jones H-Bars for singlespeeding (wider).
Also for logging miles on a fat slick tire 29"er, 38 for me rocks, I found cheap trekking bars that only required a 30-40mm longer stem, awesome on a Fisher with long top tube.
Sweep may also call for better fitting grips. My own favorites are the black Dimension Cork grips with close ends, as you won't run barends anyway. The ends add about 1" to the total bar width also, the thick edges offer extra support and a way to grip the bar super-wide with the hand overlapping.
11º is the least sweep I'll ride, and only for short lame XC races with my weightweenie racer. For all else, a bulky swept bar is well worth it. Heck, I'd ride better on the weightweenie racer with heavy bars, but than it would impress competitors less when they lift my bike up
higher the bars, makes sense, i think the lower you sit, the more it hurts your back and your ass