G-Unit Posted August 12, 2013 Share Hi all, I just bought myself a Santa Cruz Nomad frame and fork and am looking to build it for Enduro / free rding. The thing is, to get it up an running, I just slapped on my cross country bike's 700mm flat bar, and the bike's handling is not great I would appreciate some input regarding a nice enduro bar to use? I was looking at Spank's Subrosa (747mm with a 15mm rise) or a Spank Stiffy (762mm with a 20mm rise). Any other recommendations? Thanks in advance.G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 12, 2013 Share Renthal Fat Bar cut down to 760. That is all. DR ◣◢, Behan, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted August 12, 2013 Share Renthal Fat Bar cut down to 760. That is all. Captain Likes This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Omega Man Posted August 12, 2013 Share Renthal Fat Bar cut down to 760. That is all.You copied me!!!! Running a Renthal on my AM bike 760mm and a Deity Black label 760mm on me DH. I had a renthal on there but it wasn't black enough. Edited August 12, 2013 by Omega Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 12, 2013 Share Although I must say that the 760mm Spank Spoon bars also seem decent. But watch WC DH and Enduro World Series, Renthals seem to be the bars of choice. I run 780 x 20mm rise on my DH bike, and 760 x 10mm rise on my AM bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR ◣◢ Posted August 12, 2013 Share Renthal Fat Bar cut down to 760. That is all. I also like this. Run the 10mm ride on my Mbuzi. Not cut though. Cutting them would have saved my ribs... twice... Best bars in the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Omega Man Posted August 12, 2013 Share @ the OP. WHERE ARE THE GOD DAMNED PITCHES? Iwan Kemp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Unit Posted August 12, 2013 Share Patience, OM - I was reading the tutorial on how to upload it. :-) It's a bit of a circus bike at the moment, 1 black rim, 1 white one, a gold front hub, a black rear hub, a cross country bar... Definitely a work in progress - hence the request for advice. Sanderis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niterider Posted August 12, 2013 Share But watch WC DH and Enduro World Series, Renthals seem to be the bars of choice. If I received them free, they'd also be my "bar of choice" . I don't think we can read too much into the fact that lots of pros use them, except that they can't be bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoi Posted August 12, 2013 Share I'm also looking at a new bar for my Yeti Asr5c and the new Raceface Atlas bars look good!? Sanderis and SamL1220 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Omega Man Posted August 12, 2013 Share Patience, OM - I was reading the tutorial on how to upload it. :-) It's a bit of a circus bike at the moment, 1 black rim, 1 white one, a gold front hub, a black rear hub, a cross country bar... Definitely a work in progress - hence the request for advice.WOW! Looks amazing. You are allowed to have 1 black rim 1 white rim. The rules around this are as such. 1. You aren't allowed to have mixed tire brands on the same bike2. You aren't allowed to have mixed brake brands on the same bike.3. Having brake rotors from a different company to your brakes is frowned upon but not illegal G-Unit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 12, 2013 Share Patience, OM - I was reading the tutorial on how to upload it. :-) It's a bit of a circus bike at the moment, 1 black rim, 1 white one, a gold front hub, a black rear hub, a cross country bar... Definitely a work in progress - hence the request for advice. You mentioned the handliing wasn't great with the 700mm bars. I'd suggest a shorter stem to go with your wider bars. 50 - 60mm. That should also improve the handling a lot. If I received them free, they'd also be my "bar of choice" . I don't think we can read too much into the fact that lots of pros use them, except that they can't be bad. What?! darn it! Did I waste my money trying so hard to be like Sam Hill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Unit Posted August 12, 2013 Share Thanks for all the feedback. Seems like Renthal is the bar o' choice. No takers for the Spank bars - I'm quite fond of the Stiffy Royala. Gold bling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelhicks Posted August 12, 2013 Share I run the Spank Spikes on my Enduro rig - they are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Unit Posted August 12, 2013 Share You mentioned the handliing wasn't great with the 700mm bars. I'd suggest a shorter stem to go with your wider bars. 50 - 60mm. That should also improve the handling a lot. What?! darn it! Did I waste my money trying so hard to be like Sam Hill? The problem is that I bought a size smaller on the frame - For XC I have a large SC Tallboy and the Nomad is a medium. I'm struggling with the cockpit feeling very tight - hence the long stem. I figured wider bar with a bit of a rise would open things up a bit. Plus, the I bought the bike with a 2.35 Nobby Nick on the front, which is basically like trying to turn a tractor tyre. I'm thinking to go down to 2.25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niterider Posted August 12, 2013 Share Plus, the I bought the bike with a 2.35 Nobby Nick on the front, which is basically like trying to turn a tractor tyre. Shorter stem and wider bars will help with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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