Sawdust Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 I currently have a flat bar on the Zula and I am pretty useless on drop-offs. I was thinking of fitting a riser bar to help with that. I also have too many spacers below the stem and was therefore thinking of going with 40mm rise, so I can maybe remove a spacer or 2 at the same time. I need a 25.4mm diameter bar to fit my current stem. Will a 40mm riser bar look/work ok on a Zula? No bar-ends of course.
VeloRacer Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 I bought mtb hardtail with a rizer bar and I used to downhill like a demon and fly over drop offs. Since I "upgraded" to Ritchey flat bar my handling of the bike became twitchy and I even fell a few times now.
Sawdust Posted March 14, 2011 Author Posted March 14, 2011 I only have this photo with me at the moment.
AndreZA Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 If you need that many spacer and still need to raise you bars higher then the frame is too small.
rob7x Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 I got my Zula about a month ago. I found the front end a little low, so last week I fitted a riser bar (20mm rise). After riding with the riser bar this weekend for the first time ever (just upgraded from a HT with flat bars and I love riding anything techincal), I will never ride with a flat bar again. I felt a noticable improvement in the handling of the bike with my new riser, and I don't miss my bar ends either.
splat Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 If you need that many spacer and still need to raise you bars higher then the frame is too small. That is a lot of seat post too. What size is that frame?
Sawdust Posted March 14, 2011 Author Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) If you need that many spacer and still need to raise you bars higher then the frame is too small.I figured I'd probably only need a 20mm rise, but if I go for 40mm rise, I can remove a spacer. Will that work? Edited March 14, 2011 by Sawdust
patches Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 How wide are you planning on going? Are you going to keep the same width, or go for something a little wider?
SwissVan Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 I figured I'd probably only need a 20mm rise, but if I go for 40mm rise, I can remove a spacer. Will that work? I've also got a large Zula (see post #104 on the link below) with a lot of spacers and riser bar (not sure how much but it is definetly more than 20mm) https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/40435-lets-see-those-morewoods/page__st__100 One problem with a large rise is that sometimes you can have interference between the bar and the gear / brake mechanisms. For example with mine I cannot turn the adjustment nuts where the gear cables go into the lever mechanism because they are bumping up against the handle bar.So you need to make sure that everything fits and is in the right position with no interference problems before finalising (cutting the bars ect...). Other than the above issue the combo works great, although my reason was more for comfort than improving control.
Sawdust Posted March 14, 2011 Author Posted March 14, 2011 I'm not sure on the current length, but I'll probably go a bit wider. I have dropped the saddle around 3mm since that photo and for XC I normally go down another 3mm.
Borriz Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 Fit what works for you. Riser bars don't work for me. So I don't agree with any of these comments.What is really the problem with drop offs? If you can't keep the wheel straight then fit wider bars - as you need the leverage. If you can't keep wheel on the ground then you're to far back so lower your upper body therefore remove some spacers.Sounds like you will just cancel the one thing for the other by going higher riser and lower spacers.The Zula has a relaxed riding position. You tend to lean further back with little weight on the front wheel on the Zula. Bar ends? Fit bar ends to anything! Stop this crap of no bar ends on riser bar. We're mountain bikers. We ride what works. Not what looks!
YUMEYA Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) I went with High Rise bars because I did not have enough steerer left to get the bar to the height that was needed for the setup to be comfortable. I like my mtb setup with seat and handle at the same height; it takes pressure off the nads on the climbs and lets me shift my weightfar back past the seat for steep down sections/drops.This is on a specialized Epic. Edited March 14, 2011 by YUMEYA
TNT1 Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) If you need that many spacer and still need to raise you bars higher then the frame is too small. Yeah... I should be on a 17" frame, but I ride a 16" with no spacers on the steerer. F&^k me, flies have a larger turning circle than I do. I guess it depends what you want. I am not in it to "have fun"... I'm here to ride f*&king fast. That is fun. Oh, and the setup on my mtb is almost identical to my road bike, which is a traditional 55 c-c, or a compact medium. I ride the mtb saddle about 1/2 a cm lower is the only difference. And I have zero degree rise on the mtb stem. Edited March 14, 2011 by TNT1
YUMEYA Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) And looking at your ride..you seem to have the same issue as me..Go high rise bar and leave the stem exactly where it is now..you will notice a difference. You will have more confidence on the drops. If your hands start to pain or and go numb during longer rides with you existing setup then the high rise bar could put an end to the pain. Edited March 14, 2011 by YUMEYA
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