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zissi1300

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3/19/2014 10:43 AM

i was wondering what bar height is good for me. I am 5,9" and still growing. I was thinking 8.75" or 9" by 28.5"?

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3/19/2014 10:56 AM

What size do you have now and do you like them? I think anything over 8 is overkill but it's just preference really i ride 8.25 and i'm like 5,8" or something like that

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3/19/2014 11:03 AM

i have 8.75 right now. I also heard it is easier to hop and do manuels with smaller bars?

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3/19/2014 11:07 AM

8.0 to 8.25 your not tall enough to really need any higher

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3/19/2014 11:11 AM

i'm 6ft and ride 8.3 and it feels brilliant

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3/19/2014 11:59 AM
Edited Date/Time: 3/19/2014 12:00 PM

i'm 6.1 ft and ride 8.5 with a top load stem and is pretty good!

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3/19/2014 12:00 PM

I am 5`11` and ride 8.5 with tl. With 8.4 you should be fine, try to put spacers and that.

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3/19/2014 12:02 PM
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This high smile am 6ft 3 and use 9inch rise bars though smile

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3/19/2014 7:05 PM

8.5-9" rise will be fine for you

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3/20/2014 7:55 AM

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This high smile am 6ft 3 ...more

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3/20/2014 9:04 AM

Im 5'9 too, and Im very confortable on 9,25 and 30'' ,

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3/20/2014 10:22 AM

kokyandrei wrote:

Im 5'9 too, and Im very confortable on 9,25 and 30'' ,

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But something a bit smaller might be good aswell.

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3/20/2014 1:33 PM

zissi1300 wrote:

i have 8.75 right now. I also heard it is easier to hop and do manuels with smaller bars?

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You're 5" 9' and have 8.75 bars? That should be plenty tall for you. Do you have a topload, frontload, or dropped style stem? And do you have any spacers? These two things can be a huge determinant in how tall your bike feels. Trying messing with spacers first to decide what feels best, then you buy the right stuff. I'm 6" and have 8.75 bars cut down to 28' wide, with a topload stem and some spacers. I'd never run my bars bigger than 28', even now I grip on the inside of my bars, but it's really all about personal preference and what feels right.

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3/20/2014 2:41 PM

zissi1300 wrote:

i have 8.75 right now. I also heard it is easier to hop and do manuels with smaller bars?

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zachkrejmas wrote:

You're 5" 9' and have 8.75 bars? That should be plenty tall for you. Do you have a topload, frontload, or dropped style stem? ...more

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3/20/2014 9:51 PM

8.5s at most man.

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3/20/2014 10:28 PM

I'm 5'2" and have always rode 8.25" high. 8" feels too short and 8.5" is as tall as I'll go. I have some 8.75" bars I completely blew my money and wasted it on cause they feel like crap so they're just collecting dust..

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3/21/2014 12:01 AM

Im 5'9 and use an 8.5' rise bars feels good with a top load stem, going to buy a freeze stem when I have money.

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3/21/2014 12:06 AM
Edited Date/Time: 3/21/2014 12:16 AM

Sorry for double posting, slow internet connection.

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