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  • 745 bars – what stem length?
  • vorlich
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    I was out riding yesterday [not on my usual trails] and for the first time since fitting my 745 bars, was riding fast, swoopy terrain.

    I love my setup as is is currently, and would prefer not to cut down the bars, but I found I was struggling on one fast, twisty section in particular.

    I’m still running the 70mm stem I used with my narrower bars and reckon 50mm is the obvious step to regain a bit of responsiveness.

    Is 50mm about ‘standard’ for wider bars?

    Posted 12 years ago
    flyingmonkeycorps
    Full Member

    I run 760s with a 50mm stem, so that would seem like a good place to start…

    Posted 12 years ago
    Blazin-saddles
    Free Member

    Stem length is to make the bike fit you. there is no standard length.

    Posted 12 years ago
    ska-49
    Free Member

    Currently running 50mm easton havoc with a 745mm sunline v1 bar.
    Very nice setup. Stiff and light!

    Posted 12 years ago
    greeble
    Free Member

    run 760 on a 70mm stem
    and 750 on 50mm

    I find anything shorter than 70mm for trail riding too short

    Posted 12 years ago
    vorlich
    Free Member

    As is stands, the bike feels ‘right’ for my local trails, so I’m not sure about going shorter. I was just caught by suprise a bit yesterday [also, maybe my line choice was questionable]. I expect if I was riding those trails often I’d learn to better cope with that section with my current setup.

    So I’m not sure I have enough ‘data’ to base a purchase on. I guess this means riding some different trails more often and getting out of my local trail comfort zone a bit.

    Posted 12 years ago
    gingerss
    Free Member

    I found a 20mm reduction in stem length was right for me when going from 685 to 750.

    Posted 12 years ago
    mboy
    Free Member

    Stem length is to make the bike fit you. there is no standard length.

    This

    I’ve still got a 90mm stem with my 711mm bars on my hardtail, but shock horror on my Full sus… Got 762mm Sunline flat bars with an 85mm stem!!! I know, I am bound to die sooner or later… Of embarrassment if nothing else! 😉

    Seriously though, even if you’re running mega wide bars, you shouldn’t really need to bring your stem in by much.

    Posted 12 years ago
    vorlich
    Free Member

    762mm Sunline flat bars with an 85mm stem

    Clearly, mboy is short for monkeyboy 😉

    I take the point. But expect that different [by 20mm] lengths could both be within an acceptable/comfortable range to fit a person, but giving slightly different riding position and handling characteristics.

    Posted 12 years ago
    messiah
    Free Member

    I like 45mm so much that I run it on both my bikes.

    Posted 12 years ago
    mboy
    Free Member

    Clearly, mboy is short for monkeyboy

    haha

    the bars have got something like 12 degrees of sweep on them, certainly they effectively shorten the stem by 15-20mm. It’s an adjustable crown mounted stem on my Maverick forks too, so I might try running it at 75mm to see how it feels. But I don’t like to be too cramped.

    Posted 12 years ago
    postridecake
    Free Member

    I’ve got a 120 mm hope stem and 747mm sunline bars on my p7 and she’s stable as hell on the downhills,plus climbing is much less of a chore .

    Posted 12 years ago
    postridecake
    Free Member

    I’ve got a 120 mm hope stem and 747mm sunline bars on my p7 and she’s stable as hell on the downhills,plus climbing is much less of a chore .

    Posted 12 years ago
    steve_b77
    Free Member

    I’ve got a 65mm Sunline one with my 745mm V1’s

    Posted 12 years ago
    thomthumb
    Free Member

    I found a 20mm reduction in stem length was right for me when going from 685 to 750.

    +1

    Posted 12 years ago
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