luke2405 Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Just got my self a fans speed race stock frame. Built it up with echo sl forks and a fsa 100mm 8 degree rise stem and punching flat bars. Found the front very heavy and hard to flick up when riding. i then put about an inch and a half of spacers under the headset and its not made any noticeable difference. Is there anything I can do to make it feel more light and flicky ? Thank you, Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Prodigy Trials. Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Try using a 20mm spacer and use a Monty 221 Kamel stem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 I don't know how that advice helps at all. I'm guessing your at maximum stackers so can't go any higher. With the wheelbase and current stem then its a fairly long old barge so will be difficult to flick up. IF you want to improve it you know what you've got to do, make the front of the bike shorter and higher. Its a 1085 trials bike so its never going to be super easy to flick up. You have however got flat bars on........thats never going to help. If you go for something with a decent rise, say 50mm then it will boost up the front. IF you've got more money to spend, put a hope 90mm by 10degree stem on and just stack as high as you can. Can't really do much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Riser bars would help you out a lot. In the mean time, something as minor as rolling your bars back might help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 I've always found this with flat bars, I could never make them feel right. I'd change the bar for a Trialtech riser and then probably the stem aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 The Fans 26 we've got built up here feels really nice - if you want, I can measure the bar height on it so you can get an idea of how high your bars are compared to another bike, maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke2405 Posted January 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Thank you for all the replys, Onzaboymark If you could measure the height of you bars just so I can see how mine compares. Seen this on tarty http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?pr...;category_id=41 but not sure if thats abit too extreme or what I need any ideas ? Thanks, Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 We've got the Tarty Forged stem on this bike: Feels pretty much perfect on it, although that is with risers. I guess the extra rise of the SystemEx might offset the lack of rise in your bars, but to be honest, your bars are probably what could do with being changed. The Punching Bars have a total of about 54mm of rise or so, so if you changed to anything like the Try-All Rage/Rockman/Trialtech Sport/whatever risers bars, they're all around 85mm-ish, so you'd effectively be gaining 30mm of rise simply from changing your bars. A pretty big difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 39"-ish for that Fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Brodie Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 get some rage bars. theyre are soooo worth the money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke2405 Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Tipped the bars back and the bike feels completely different alot more flicky. My bars are at about 37" high but not sure I can use any more spacers would look ridiculous, going to start off with some riser bars and see if that helps and maybe a stem so I can loose all these spacers. But I can now ride with out my arms aching, so thank you everyone for the advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 fsa 100mm 8 degree maybe a stem so I can loose all these spacers. Do it, mate. It'll make a whole world of difference, seriously! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Tarty forged stem...and some second hand high - rise bars will sort your bike out. Make it feel twice the ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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