What stems and bars are people running on there Blur LTCc's?
Currently running a 90mm Thomson X4 0 rise stem and some race face 680mm bars but tempted to go slightly wider on the bars and slightly shorter on the stem and wondered where other people were with there stem and bar choice?
What stems and bars are people running on there Blur LTCc's?
Currently running a 90mm Thomson X4 0 rise stem and some race face 680mm bars but tempted to go slightly wider on the bars and slightly shorter on the stem and wondered where other people were with there stem and bar choice?
I'm running a Thomson X4 80mm 0 rise with Easton Monkey Lite DH-carbon bars... LOVE this set up... Bike handles like a Dream !!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Same as Johnny G, 80mm Thomson, 711mm Monkey DH. All my rigs have an 80mm stem. I used to have 90mm on all and tried the 70mm but the front wanders a little too much for my taste. 80mm was the perfect compromise.
I'm running a 90mm Ritchey WCS with an Easton EC90 flat bar. I'm 5'9 and ride a Med BLT. I ran the same setup on an '03 Superlight. I really like my flat EC90 bars.
What stems and bars are people running on there Blur LTCc's?
Currently running a 90mm Thomson X4 0 rise stem and some race face 680mm bars but tempted to go slightly wider on the bars and slightly shorter on the stem and wondered where other people were with there stem and bar choice?
What fork are you using? A longer or shorter fork will change the feel of any stem/bar setup you use because it changes the Head Angle. Effectively changing the riding characteristic.
Also, unless you have a lot of tight tree splitting trails, I would definitely go wider rather than narrow which means running a shorter stem. Easton MonkeyLite XC CNTs are a good starting point for a lightweight bar at 685mm (31.8) which by reference are 50mm wider than their "Race bars" and they go wider as you get into the DH/FR bars. My feeling about the Easton ML XCs are they offer a very stable feel and are VERY STRONG, but not super wide for when you get out of the saddle and want to sprint or handle technical climbs, but at the same time offer great stability on decents. I believe carbon is the way to go! You will a difference in feedback from the front end using carbons vs. aluminum.
If you are wanting to keep the weight down on the bike, these should be considered as they are typically 100g lighter than most of the other bars at this width.
I am not so sure I agree with that statement, as it doesn't hold true for every circumstance.
If he wants more of a XC feel on the bike, 90mm and narrow bars CAN be just as viable. If you have tight single track where bar clearance between trees is an issue, and it is trails you normally ride, you can benefit by narrower bars. I would say for DH/FR/AM typially yes, that holds true. You will have better control with wider bars, but if you have a slimmer frame or you are a smaller person riding the bike saying 28in. wide bars MINIMUM is wrong. You want to open up the chest cavity, and provide better stability, but 28" may be too wide.
I'm an xc guy so I run a 90mm Sunline XC-One stem (30 or 40 grams lighter than the Thomson but similar construction) and a RaceFace Next 38mm rise bar w a Revelation Team fork set at 120mm. The bike feels better like this w high pressure in the rear shock than its felt all season in different configs I've tried.
I am not so sure I agree with that statement, as it doesn't hold true for every circumstance.
If he wants more of a XC feel on the bike, 90mm and narrow bars CAN be just as viable. If you have tight single track where bar clearance between trees is an issue, and it is trails you normally ride, you can benefit by narrower bars. I would say for DH/FR/AM typially yes, that holds true. You will have better control with wider bars, but if you have a slimmer frame or you are a smaller person riding the bike saying 28in. wide bars MINIMUM is wrong. You want to open up the chest cavity, and provide better stability, but 28" may be too wide.
True dat! Since I moved out west I haven't given that much consideration but it was fun to rail thru tight trees with a responsive steep HTA bike back in the day.
Have FUN!
G MAN
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