Got some new bars -- got some new questions
Posted: 01:46 pm Jul 10 2008
Hi guys,
my bike feels pretty good sitting and standing in a neutral position, but the relationship between pegs-knees-handlebars feels cramped and awkward when standing leaned forward in a typical aggressive stance. looks like the bar clamps are already turned around so that the bar sits a little forward of center.
its got some tag bars on it now (dunno what they are), and i ordered some yz80 renthal bars on the recommendation from a TT thread. my tag bars are still on the bike, so its hard to tell, but it looks like these bars are maybe 1/2" taller than what i have, and a little more narrow. hard to tell if the sweep is much different, but i think the new ones are a little straighter.
is this going to make enough of a difference? maybe the new bars plus rotating them foward a bit with do the trick? i did some searches and people recommended renthal high bends and pro taper high bends, but they're never listed like that. how do you know what any of the bends are when they're all called the "ricky carmical bend" or something???
i got them from rocky mountain, so i'm sure a return would be a PITA. maybe i'll use them and pick up some bar risers too?
my bike feels pretty good sitting and standing in a neutral position, but the relationship between pegs-knees-handlebars feels cramped and awkward when standing leaned forward in a typical aggressive stance. looks like the bar clamps are already turned around so that the bar sits a little forward of center.
its got some tag bars on it now (dunno what they are), and i ordered some yz80 renthal bars on the recommendation from a TT thread. my tag bars are still on the bike, so its hard to tell, but it looks like these bars are maybe 1/2" taller than what i have, and a little more narrow. hard to tell if the sweep is much different, but i think the new ones are a little straighter.
is this going to make enough of a difference? maybe the new bars plus rotating them foward a bit with do the trick? i did some searches and people recommended renthal high bends and pro taper high bends, but they're never listed like that. how do you know what any of the bends are when they're all called the "ricky carmical bend" or something???
i got them from rocky mountain, so i'm sure a return would be a PITA. maybe i'll use them and pick up some bar risers too?