I have an 06 specialized epic. I would like to raise my bars a couple inches. just wondering if the riser adapters that fit over the existing tube work well or if i would be better off going with a stem with more angle and bars with a rise. Any input greatly appreaciated.
Its the stock setup for an 06 epic marathon. Not sure the degree but has carbon flat bars and a very short top tube. Its made for XC racing but i dont like the low stance. I want to raise the bars. Didnt know if the top tube extender piece works well for rough hard riding
I'm going to assume that you have flat bars with an 8 degree rise. In that case I would go with a nice set of 2" riser bars. I'll also assume you have all the spacers under the stem already. I like my stems to be around 8-10 degrees in rise and no more than that. That is just what "I" like though. BlueSky Cycle has a few nice bars on sale till the end of the month that I would check out if I were you. I think Low rise is 1" and high rise is 2".
When it comes to bars and stems there are so many options that I try to stay away from any kind of adapter if I can. It seems the most simple way to go is just the riser to me.
The stems are also on sale there. I went from my stock riser bars to flat Truvativ bars and stem to save me some weight and to help me climb a little better. Usually a XC stem is longer and a short stem is for All mountain riding. If you don't mind the short stem then you can throw a set of 31.8mm 2" rise bars on there and be good to go. A short stem is better for decending if you do alot of that. A longer stem will help in climbing if you do alot of that. I guess it depends on the kind of trails you ride on the most though. Since you have flat bars then you don't need any adapter IMO.
Yeah, the bars on there are $20 or less. I got Truvativ Stylo World Cup's for less than $20 I think.
The High Rise bars won't be as light as Carbon but if you're not a weight wienie than it won't matter! I trust a good alloy bar more than Carbon when it comes to my bars and stems. Carbon bars and stems just scare me. Plus they're not as stiff.
Its the stock setup for an 06 epic marathon. Not sure the degree but has carbon flat bars and a very short top tube. Its made for XC racing but i dont like the low stance. I want to raise the bars. Didnt know if the top tube extender piece works well for rough hard riding
You are better off using a stem with more rise and/or a riser bar.
An XC bike with a very short TT sounds more like you have a too small bike.
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