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I did not need to open this thread! Just had some carbon Easton Havens delivered but worried they are not wide enough (711). I am only 5 9 but am very broad. hmm
760, but i need to cut them down to 740 i think, the 760 bars make my forearms ache
One bar is 710mm, the other is 450mm; so, collectively, my bars are 1160mm. Weird question.
711 Easton Havens.
Just the right balance of "fashionably wide" and "I can still ride in woodland".
I think the BWI should be elbow to elbow with arms outstretched, with a multiplier for open yet rocky trails and a divider for twisty deciduous woodland trails...
745 v ones currently. Feel perfect and would never go back to narrow bars. Started off with 660's which I reluctantly changed to 710mm and wow what an improvement. Then I tried a mates v ones 745 and had to get some:)
Mine are 777s which I bought because they were cheap. I had intended to cut them down but I actually really like how they feel and have not, as yet, ridden into any trees. Well, not due to the width of the bars.
I am a 5'10" girlie (because I know women and men generally have different height proportions and I can't be bothered measuring how long my forearm is)
In rock climbing they talk about ape index which is you height divided by the span of your arms. That would be a good measure by which to judge your bar width.
just fitted some 750 havocs on my do-it-all bike. will give it a ride in a couple of months and see how i get on. Had 710s on there prior, and they felt great. I just fancied giving wider bars a go. I'll probably chop them down to about 730mm though.
Oh, and i'm 6'
Are wide bars 'in' at the moent?
I'm not a big guy (5'8") but have pretty wide shoulders for my height and chopping from 685 to 655 was a definite improvement for the local riding (forest, natural trails). The steering is faster to respond and more sensitive to shifts in balance than before (which was more like turning a big ship's wheel, slooooowwwww).
For switching direction on twisty trails and anticipating the best line through bends, it's much faster. More 'speedboat' less 'oil tanker'.
I've not seen a downside yet.
I'm tempted to chop further but first I need a longer stem now my hands are in front of me rather than off to the sides. And that's with only 15mm chopped off each end.
This is why I haven't gone wider than 711...
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I am about to go from 685mm to 725mm, doesnt sound a lot but peopple are telling me it'll feel a lot wider at first. Cant wait to ride them and find out.
I use 800mm on my AM bike, took some getting used to but love them now
685 EA70's
Is anyone bothering to read how wide others bars are?
On my FS I have 711mm Easton's with a 65mm 10deg Rise stem, with a horizontal TT of 590mm, combined with a Joplin (roughly 20mm layback)
On my geared HT I have 685mm Eastons with a 90mm 0deg rise stem, with a horizontal TT of 580mm, combined with a layback Thomson post.
On my SS HT I have 660mm Race Face XC's with a 90mm 6deg rise stem, with a 585mm horizontal TT, combined with a RF post (10-15mm of layback)
All seem just about right to to fair, although if I want to XC up the FS for marathons etc it gets a set of 685mm Eastons on a 90mm 6deg rise stem and a Easton 10mm layback post, seems to climb quicker
Lot of wide bars here.
6'2" and 600mm wide.
As wide as the ones supplied ...
720mm on my Orange 5 and 711mm on the Blue Pig. Tried 760mm which I really liked, but found them a bit wide for my local woods.
660mm
Most of my riding is local forestry commission land, makes no sense for me to go wider as i reckon i'd start clipping trees.