Hotchy Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 I've decided to abandon the idea of brakes for now after realising that my new forks don't actually have disc mounts on them, haha. So I'm currently in the middle of building a brakeless street set up out of a 2012 Onza Zoot, I've just got some new straight forks, and it's made a massive difference to how easy it is to lift the front, it's almost doubled my hop height, and I can manual for what feels like forever haha. But I know I can make the front end even higher and easier to lift, by changing both my stem and my bars. At the minute I can only afford one or the other (#StudentLyfIsHardLyf) and I'm praying the stem is going to make more difference as it's cheaper haha, but I have a feeling it won't be. I'm planning on getting a BBB Forged 70mm Stem and either Da Bomb Tactics or Inspired Arcade bars. If it's the bars that are going to make the most difference then I want them as soon as possible, so I'll probably end up getting the Da Bomb tactics because they're cheaper than the Inspired's. I think I already know the answer to the question, and I'm assuming it's the bars that are going to make more difference, but I just thought I'd swing the question by you guys first anyway, just incase I'm wrong, and the stem is either going to make a bigger difference, or the same amount of difference. Any other advice on what I can do to make an epic street set up is also massively appreciated, my set up at the minute is basically just a standard Zoot set up apart from the forks Cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 All stem and bars do is position your hands somewhere ahead of the steerer tube. If you went from 150x30 stem with riser bars to a 90x30 stem it'd feel drastically different, but if you were 150x30 with flat handlebars that'd change it drastically too but in a whole different manner... This is a how long is a piece of string question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 What bar and stem is on the bike at the moment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotchy Posted October 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 What bar and stem is on the bike at the moment? The stock Zoot ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 i'd say stems make the bigger difference (if bars are in the same angle),but if you change the zoot bars for say any bars out there it'd be an improvement already,theyre awful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 I'd say bars, the zoot bars I think are steel and weigh a tonne which is reason enough to swap them. The stem isn't that bad a geometry if you've got enough steerer on your forks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 I've sorted him some bars out, dropping them off mid week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perez Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Dude Arcade bars are the shit! Go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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