Allrounder Posted January 8, 2018 Share long stem and wide bars does not go well together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliff_ross Posted January 8, 2018 Share Lots of great feed back. Thanks. As mentioned in the beginning it all comes down to personal comfort and preference.As I read this I can see that the really wide bars are generally more suited to downhills and possibly enduro, while the more XCM/ XCO type riding is between 700 to 760. I have a Camber with 760mm and am looking for the ideal length bar for XCO type riding I am thinking of doing with the bike I'm assembling. At the moment I am thinking in the region of 700 or 720mm. I am 1.90 tall, 75 kg and not wide across the shoulders. Once again thanks for all the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 8, 2018 Share That is actual footage of Myles taking things too far.#truestory???? Anyway. 800mm wide on 35mm stem. 50mm rise on the bar, stem slammed. Gets me sliiightly longer reach whole giving me my ideas height. 1.8m short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted January 8, 2018 Share Width?!What's your length? I'm told you can never have too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patensie Posted January 8, 2018 Share I run the following and both work well: Medium 2014 SC 5010: 790mm with 35mm stem,Inbred (26er 16 inch): 780 with 45mm stem. To be honest, I should swop the stems as the 5010 handled better with the 45mm Funn stem, but that would stuff up the colour scheme on the Inbred. I am a 165.5cm tall hobbit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted January 8, 2018 Share Lots of great feed back. Thanks. As mentioned in the beginning it all comes down to personal comfort and preference.As I read this I can see that the really wide bars are generally more suited to downhills and possibly enduro, while the more XCM/ XCO type riding is between 700 to 760. I have a Camber with 760mm and am looking for the ideal length bar for XCO type riding I am thinking of doing with the bike I'm assembling. At the moment I am thinking in the region of 700 or 720mm. I am 1.90 tall, 75 kg and not wide across the shoulders. Once again thanks for all the feedback.I have some narrower bars if you wanna give them a go before investing. I will confirm later their widths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease_Monkey Posted January 8, 2018 Share Lots of great feed back. Thanks. As mentioned in the beginning it all comes down to personal comfort and preference.As I read this I can see that the really wide bars are generally more suited to downhills and possibly enduro, while the more XCM/ XCO type riding is between 700 to 760. I have a Camber with 760mm and am looking for the ideal length bar for XCO type riding I am thinking of doing with the bike I'm assembling. At the moment I am thinking in the region of 700 or 720mm. I am 1.90 tall, 75 kg and not wide across the shoulders. Once again thanks for all the feedback.I have a friend on an XL Camber (he is also 1.90m), and uses 760mm bars with a 75mm stem. You larger guys tend to be more at home on woder bars, so although you might think 720mm is perfect, take small bits off at a time. 10mm per side then ride, you can always make it narrower but never wider! It's a bit more admin, but going straight to a narrow bar could potentially cost you a new bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solty Posted January 8, 2018 Share You could also check with a bike fitter what should theoretically be right for you.I'm 1.9m, wide shoulders and my 760mm bars feel fine on everything I ride (mostly trails, typically 1 to 3 hour rides), except long, flat, boring sections where aero bars would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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