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Flat Or Riser Handlebars?


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It's all down to what you prefer the feel off however a riser bar will make the bike feel slightly longer and giver a slightly higher front end. But all riser feel slightly different! Not sure but might be easier to make a strong and light flat bar?

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No cons to riser bars...

To quote OBM " I've never been on a bike that's felt worse with risers"

Viz pro720, Try-all Nowar, Monty 221ti.....pick one of the preceding and purchase :)

That's personal preference, and you know it.

Viz Logic flat bars are sweet. Super wide and loads of sweep is a great combination.

But it'll depend on riding position and shoulder/ arm lengths. I've always found, Flats are good if the bike spends the majority of time on the back wheel.

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That's personal preference, and you know it.

way to point out the obvious ?!

reading the countless topics before, there is a general bias towards riser bars, especially as of late

though as pointed out, OBM's comment is a personal preference...from someone who gets a chance to ride pretty much every bike available at the minute, as well as previous models, it carries a fair amount of weight

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way to point out the obvious ?!

reading the countless topics before, there is a general bias towards riser bars, especially as of late

though as pointed out, OBM's comment is a personal preference...from someone who gets a chance to ride pretty much every bike available at the minute, as well as previous models, it carries a fair amount of weight

Course its bloody personal preference, hence why i stated my preference...the dude was asking for advice and I tried to give it.

As far as I see it, the general consensus is riser bars. Nearly everyone runs them and this must be for a good reason surely.

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type "flat or riser bars" in the search on here....

i only found around 7 topics either identical or similar on the first of 4 pages

maybe you can do a little better ;)

Sorry. I'm not looking to copy anyone but i just needed to figure this out. Thanks for your concern.

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well i had a old worn out onza t pro about a year ago with a monster stem and flat bars and i found i could hop us things 4 1/2 ft easly. like most people are saying its up to the rider. try borrowing one of your mates cars for a week and see what you prefer. :D

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at the moment, i am running flat bars. i havent got a problem with them apart from the fact they are uncomfy to ride long distances on. i did have a pair of risers before but i snapped them <_< . to be honest i am not bothered what type of bar i run, flat or riser, but some risers feel really strange. You cant go wrong with a set of flat bars, but if you are going to buy risers, then i recomend to buy a pair that you know you like the feel of.

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well i had a old worn out onza t pro about a year ago with a monster stem and flat bars and i found i could hop us things 4 1/2 ft easly. like most people are saying its up to the rider. try borrowing one of your mates cars for a week and see what you prefer. :D

54'' easily eh? What the hell has your mates car got to do with it?

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