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Is that a Virgin Mary on the front fender?
Are those bars considered extremely wide nowadays or is that common? If so, why?
@Trapper50cal My buddy did a couple different fender designs.
And those bars are probably 760-780mm, I can't remember. Most come 800mm and we cut to size. But ya, they are bigger these days.
I like the wider stance position, less twitchy if that makes sense?
And those bars are probably 760-780mm, I can't remember. Most come 800mm and we cut to size. But ya, they are bigger these days.
I like the wider stance position, less twitchy if that makes sense?
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My era of mountain biking was the late 90's and 2000's. So my "Chromo F.R.O." Yeti hardtail with twin-crown DH Rock Shox had somewhat narrower bars due to narrow single track...no one wanted to catch a bar end on a tree or something. While contemplating your arms being spread significantly wider, It does make sense that you have more leverage to counteract the hits the front rim is taking. With a narrower bar, the wheel has more ability to torque your hands. And you guys are all about Full Suspension these days which means significantly higher speeds due to having more control.
My grips would end where your shifters start.
I love my HT and that thing has wider bars as well.
You can definitely tell trails that were built "back in the day" are much narrower and can catch these wide bars on trees/objects.
I agree with the torque you describe, short bars would be scarier for sure at speed. I used to ride fixed gear in Chicago about a decade ago and we wanted really short bars to fit between the traffic!
The bike technology these days are pretty wild, have you been on a bike recently? About 2015/16 is when the geometry changed. Super fun.
Nope, haven't even been on a street cruiser since 2012. A Kona that's busy rusting in the backyard.
Cutting it a bit close on the 40 gallon tank eek. Went 75 miles with gas light on.
I put 32 gal in almost immediately after the light came on this past week, so that tracks!
I took the long route to get 8 more gallons by relocating the spare to the rear bumper, etc., for a 24g aux. The only other good thing about 24g aux is that nothing pokes down below the frame/body. 40g main tank replacement is the best option if you don't want to relocate the spare. Anyways, enjoying over 550mile range.
The picture below is filling both, but one had a little below 1/4 mark. Btw, TX gas price rocks!
Landman2000
SILVER Star
Just a little fishing and camping. I love this LX way more that I probably should.
Two tone LX are such beauty's.
