I'm toeing with the idea of some new bars for my 5,& been told that a wider bar is the way to go,as it works better,& just wondered what type & width you guys are using !,thx.
Filing cabinet width... 740 havocs. Edit: make that 750mm
720 Havoc with a 70 mm stem works well for me.
It's entirely personal.
You may as well ask people what size shoes you should wear. 🙂
780, I don't ride a 5 though, just another 140mm full sus (does it matter?)
750 mm and 50 mm stem
745mm Raceface Sixc (chopped from 785)
Mikewsmith, of course it matters!!!1!
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Won't your arm length and shoulder width be a deciding factor in stem-bar choice ?
[quote=legend ]745mm Raceface Sixc (chopped from 785)
Mikewsmith, of course it matters!!!1!
I forgot Orange 5's need special bars....
50mm stem for me, with a cut-down Chromag OSX bar. Feels mint. Buy a long bar (say 760 or 780mm) then fit it, ride it, cut it down bit by bit to suit. Optimum length is entirely personal - think mine's around 730 or 740mm.
740mm for me. 50mm stem. There was a rather lengthy thread this week about new bars for Fives - have a quick search if you fancy a read.
Edit - http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/orange-5-new-stem-and-bar-needed
780, I don't ride a 5 though, just another 140mm full sus (does it matter?)
yep to that.
About 700mm easton carbon work well
720ish I think, they were Sunline 745s that I lopped a bit off. 710s on my Stumpy FSR that feels inexplicably easier on the arms.
750 fatbar, 50mm stem.
Not on a 5, but on a 180mm Enduro bike - I run 780s with a 35mm stem.
As has been said, it's massively subjective, but wider/shorter gives much more stability.