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04-20-10, 12:28 PM
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need bar help
can a 25.4 bar work reasonably well with a 26 stem?
I'm looking for some riser bars and I have come to a dead end. I like the width at around 470mm, but my only problem is I can't tell from pictures online if oury grips and a lever will be sloping on the inside of the bars when cut to that width. Neither of the LBS's have anything I can really compare either.
I'm deciding on either a pair of cheap eastons I found or just some generic alloy bars on e-bay.
https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/195...p=195%20EASE38
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT
I'm looking for some riser bars and I have come to a dead end. I like the width at around 470mm, but my only problem is I can't tell from pictures online if oury grips and a lever will be sloping on the inside of the bars when cut to that width. Neither of the LBS's have anything I can really compare either.
I'm deciding on either a pair of cheap eastons I found or just some generic alloy bars on e-bay.
https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/195...p=195%20EASE38
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT
04-20-10, 12:36 PM
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They make shims, or you can use some old bike tube.
04-20-10, 02:32 PM
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Or you can buy a proper shim made of a less-malleable material less for $15 or less.
https://harriscyclery.net/product/nit...o-26.0-417.htm
Many bike shops have them in stock.
https://harriscyclery.net/product/nit...o-26.0-417.htm
Many bike shops have them in stock.
04-20-10, 03:37 PM
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you wont get any hipster cred points with those though
*SARCASM*
*SARCASM*
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i used a tecate can on mine. -2 hipster points 
but it matches the color of some components!
but it matches the color of some components!
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04-21-10, 06:53 PM
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alright perfect, I'll either order those shims or locate the nearest can.
But I'm still not sure which bars, I want the grips and lever to be straight with a width of about 470
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any input on the easton bars? or a suggestion for some chrome ones?
But I'm still not sure which bars, I want the grips and lever to be straight with a width of about 470
edit:
any input on the easton bars? or a suggestion for some chrome ones?
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get something with more rise and make sure it has a good few degrees of sweep.
I like the B-Witch (Japanese) branded bars, they are 25.4mm and come in many colours and are cheap!!
I like the B-Witch (Japanese) branded bars, they are 25.4mm and come in many colours and are cheap!!
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+1 on sweep. I used to run straight bars with 0 deg of sweep and my wrists were killing me. Now I run Velo-Orange Milan bars.
Also, look in universal cycles. They have a lot of steel/aluminum silver ones. Not chrome, but they look nice enough.
Also, look in universal cycles. They have a lot of steel/aluminum silver ones. Not chrome, but they look nice enough.
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