Home › Forums › Bike Forum › 750 wide bars: 9° vs 6°……

Overview Chat Bike Members News Women
Viewing 8 posts - 1 through 8 (of 8 total)
  • 750 wide bars: 9° vs 6°……
  • alandavidpetrie79
    Free Member

    Hello one & all.

    I’ve just sold my bars which had a 9° bend / 5° upsweep.

    I’ve bought ones with a 6° bend / 4° upsweep.

    Cockpit reach wise how much difference in mm will this make please.

    Many thanks,

    Alan.

    Posted 9 years ago
    mikewsmith
    Free Member

    I’m sure somebody will be out with a formula shortly but as you have sold the old ones and bought the new ones, does it matter? Fir them and set seat and rotation etc. to suit.

    Posted 9 years ago
    ahwiles
    Free Member

    use a tape measure?

    Posted 9 years ago
    mtbel
    Free Member

    somewhere between **** all and next to **** all.

    Why did you change your sweep preference would be a better question.

    Posted 9 years ago
    Rubber_Buccaneer
    Full Member

    20mm tops. What angle you rotate them to in the stem will make most difference to you.

    Posted 9 years ago
    VanHalen
    Full Member

    by eye it looks about 20mm at teh tips between my renthals and nukeproofs. its definately noticeable with teh 2 bikes side by side.

    it would vary though depending on how far you roll forward/back etc.

    Posted 9 years ago
    alandavidpetrie79
    Free Member

    Thanks all.

    I was running Easton Havoc carbon bars with a 70mm Easton Haven stem & it felt spot on reach wise, but too high front end.

    That’s when I started looking for a wide flat bar or one with less rise.

    I chose the Thomson Trail Carbon bars as the replacements.

    The reason for posting this thread is I’m wondering if I will need to revert back to my 55mm stem before selling it, which it sounds like I will.

    70mm Easton Haven stem FS shortly…..

    Posted 9 years ago
    chiefgrooveguru
    Full Member

    Bar backsweep makes a big difference to how steering feels – which should be no surprise as changing from a 70mm to 50mm stem is considered significant. A 4 deg change in backsweep equates to a 20mm change in stem length on typical bar.

    Posted 9 years ago
Viewing 8 posts - 1 through 8 (of 8 total)

The topic ‘750 wide bars: 9° vs 6°……’ is closed to new replies.

Overview Chat Bike Members News Women