Dhers better learn to ride dirt, street, or mega ramp. Quit and race cars. Just a few options.

Some how I stumbled across this and read some interesting comments. First I've been riding since 86. Used bars of all heights, widths, sweeps. I'm 5'9. I've also rode frames from 18.75 to 21 inch top tubes. Now I'm quite sure some of you have not ridden that many different set ups or have ridden long period. I can say that tall bars do not make tricks or riding easier for me. Especially wide 29 or 30 inch bars. Yeah I know, it's your prefeferce. However did you stop to think that your frame might be too long? Long frames make it hard to manual. Yeah a taller bar could help manuals or just put a spacer under your stem. Wider bars are not going to help bar spins period. I run 27 inch, 8.25 bars and my young friend who doesn't much runs 29 with 9 inch rise. He rode my bike and saw how much easier it was to throw the bar and manual my set up. Not saying my set up is the best or will work for you, but my set up took some research to get it right for me. I ride with a lot of dudes half my age who have been riding like 2 or 3 years. They came in to bmx as the brakeless big bar "trend is going on and ride what they the other newbies are riding. Cutting bars? They never heard of that. I said try it, you will see a better difference. But let me get back to the tall bar thing. I've here that some tall rider need a taller to fit them. Tall guy=tall bar. Back when tall bars were coming out. They were for tall guys. Today it's, it helps and it's my preference. I know to each his own. Just thought I'd add a little insight on this topic. Just be open minded to try something different and not being like everyone else. Ride on and be safe.

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