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Hey guys so I'm in the look for some new bars with a 4 degree upsweep and in height 8.75 -9".
Even though I'm only 5'9 I hate how my 8 inch bars feel. And if ur wondering I'll be riding them with a frontload stem at the moment. But plan to upgrade to a topload in the future. So should I go with the Big Macs or the orginals? Or is there any other bars u guys recommend ? Thnx
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Mac. Smaller bars are stronger and slip less, and they put less stress on your front end compared to taller bars. I ran the Macs and they were pretty great, although I prefer my 8.5" Tree bars.
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There is no difference between these bars being one will slip less or be stronger due to the size. If looking for the height, get the Big Mac, Even Mac man himself went larger so that should tell you something. Ive ran 10 and 11 rise bars from the same company and not once have mine ever slipped or showed any problems.
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The Horror Contact wrote:There is no difference between these bars being one will slip less or be stronger due to the size. If looking for the height, ...more
There is definitely a difference, but you also need to consider Fit's bars are now like 40 ounces, which is fucking ridiculous in my opinion. And my Macs definitely slipped more than my Tree bars. I mean not like a huge difference, but it was there. This is basic physics, but there's a lot of variables so tall bars might end up being better than short bars on the rare occasion.
Short bars and a tall stem will be the most efficient front end. The strongest, lightest, and most slip resistant setup (Generally speaking).
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pnj wrote:Sunday Tall-T's are 8.75, 4 back , 12 up and on sale at danscomp. 25-35 bucks.
Xxohioanxx wrote:This, for real. Such a good deal. If I didn't have my Tree bars I'd definitely buy these.
Damn that sounds good. Might consider looking into these good deal.
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