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Another age old debate...

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Mattdub:

--- Quote from: theRuler on December 18, 2006, 12:32 PM ---here's the scoop on bar position

if you rode your bike as a get-to-school machine, you would set them a bit forward. and run a lay back seatpost so the bike was some sort of easy rider. it was the fashion back then.

if you were a freestyler, you would set the bars pretty much upright, for control

as frames got longer in the 90's bars started coming back

with the dirt jumping craze, the bars were mounted a bit back, so you didnt go over the front when you were nose diving the 8 pack.

having the bars forwards made the bike easier to endo, bitd. when you were doing the trick without any skill, just hairing along and hitting the brake and hoping for the best

burner bars:  they are always forwards, because of the rake on the bars. their awful 70's design means that you have to have them tipped over so that the grips are above the headtube. if you have them upright it would be like riding a wheelbarrow.

ronnie remo always rode with his bars tipped a bit forwards, flying in the face of fashion during the 90's. he like them like that! personal preference

that's the 411

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Wheelbarrow  :LolLolLolLol:

theRuler:
it wasnt just burners that had them bars

a lot of 70's bikes also did. it was just the period when they were designed

but the bottom line is you run the bars where you feel comfortable with them

people can't ride my bike, because of the tiny handlebars and their awkward position, but its fine for me. and i am radical

THE TUF*NECK:
bars vertical seat laydback for racing is my pesonal preferance this is what it is PERSONaL PREFERANCE  noboddy can dictate whats right or wrong .

Rombloke:
i can.....im lord rom bloke

Dave

THE TUF*NECK:
i forgot about you lord rom excuse me :-[

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