Canned Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Ok - I'm not long started trialsing and I'm mostly just messing out the front of my house at bunny hops, low sidehops, endos, pivots and getting up on the back wheel. I've been getting a bit of wrist pain and have been putting it down to the riding position on my Trex - so I loosened the bars and tilted them back just a few degrees - so that when I stand up on the bike and look down at the bars they look straight (as in you can't see any of the bend in them) This made a big difference to my wrists and made me feel I could get my weight back further on the bike - Definitely felt more at home on it. I can understand why I'd get this effect but I'm wondering if I'm going the right way about it? Is it ok to tilt back the bars a little or should I be going for a shorter stem to keep the bars as close to 90degrees as possible? Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Garland Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 I have mine tilted forwards over 90, I know quite a few people who run them like this. Ive never ridden a bike nicely with bars 90 or less and as for the wrist ache its just because its a new position for you, in time will feel comfy. Try putting your bars over 90, not by much but by a little, should ride nicer and wont hurt your wrists :turned: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Most of its just personal preference, run them however feels comfy, there aren't really any rules on the subject, just whatever feels best. I would run a riser so that the rise is going forwalds at an almost 45 degree angle so the sweep is coming straight for you, but I know some people who just run eastons in a traditional XC position, (verticle rise, sweep going backwalds). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon W Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 tiz all a matter of opinion. but generally riser bars tilted forwards are far comfyer :turned: but, if you have flats they should be fully vertical. imo youre bike could be to long for you, in which case get a slighly shorter stem, or the front end could be to low for you(if its too low youle struggle to get the bike up to backwheel), if this is the case slap some spacers underneath youre stem! or get a higher rise stem such as pazzaz. :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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