zoster Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 hi!i'm curios how the up-sweep of handlebars influence trials and street moves. any input?thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 I could be wrong here so someone feel free to correct me.....I think having upsweep on the bars makes them more comfortable and gives more control when on the back wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunt man t Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 I could be wrong here so someone feel free to correct me.....I think having upsweep on the bars makes them more comfortable and gives more control when on the back wheel.+1 thats why i do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunt man t Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 +1 thats why i do it ill admit i hide TGS and i only care about being on the back wheelso it i feel if im more comfortable on the back wheel then i can ride the best i can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-A Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 I could be wrong here so someone feel free to correct me.....I think having upsweep on the bars makes them more comfortable and gives more control when on the back wheel.I'd be fairly confident thats what its all about.Most bars are wider than our shoulders, so when holding them your arms are out infront of you and slightly spread. This means to make it comfortable for your wrists handle bars need to sweep towards your shoulders by a few degrees to match the amount of spread from your shoulders. With the bike on two wheels this sweep is most comfortable coming mostly back with a little bit of up. As you bring the bike up on the back wheel the bike is now tilted up and so the bars need to be rolled forwards to find that same comfortable position. When you put the bike on the floor again, this will mean the bars seem to sweep up.So for most trials situations a compromise must be found to make it most comfortable on your wrists. Flatter more back swept bars being more comfortable for moves where the bike is mostly level, and more up swept bars for moves where the bike is mostly on the back wheel.The amount of up sweep/backs weep you need is purely personal preference and will depend on your shoulder width, bar with and what your wrists find most comfy.I should also say that if you are using riser bars rolling them forwards and backwards effectively changes the length and rise of your stem. Rolling them forwards will make it feel like you are running a longer stem, added to the greater upsweep it will feel even more back wheel inclinded, rolling them back will make the stem feel shorter.I personally think its best to just angle the bars so they are comfiest for you, then change the stem to adjust the riding properties of the bike that are often why people roll their bars forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 ill admit i hide TGS and i only care about being on the back wheelso it i feel if im more comfortable on the back wheel then i can ride the best i canGet a Unicycle then.... Upsweep is often made fairly irrelevant by how far forward most people face their bars. In all honesty to a lot of trials riders upsweep becomes their backsweep. it all makes a huge differance but with most things its personal preference. Whatever feels comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunt man t Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Get a Unicycle then....but they dont have handle bars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONGO Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Having a little bit of upturn is great for extra feel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoster Posted April 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 thanks to all for your replies. i was thinking maybe the up-sweep influences the moves , like the length of the stem does or bb height, but i guess is just wrist feel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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