Originally Posted by
GTryder
GT has kept the "Triple Triangle" design on many of their hybrids and hardtail MTBs.
When you flip your bars over, you will likely have to raise your stem a bit - hope it works out for you. I almost ditched them and was set to go back to bar ends, but tried them inverted again, played with the angle and spacers on the stem; slightly more level than the first try - also moved levers outward and trimmed off excess inner flat area to decrease flexing (although a little flex seems to absorb bumps/vibrations).
Thanks for tips, although I may end up running into trouble because of the quill stem. It's already rather long (120mm I think) and angled up, so if I find I really need to bring the bars up after flipping them, it may be tricky and if I really want it to work, I may have to go the route of an adapter, those "quill to threadless stem" things. They are a straight tube that goes into the threaded stem, then you add open face stems onto them, and these bars are non oversized diameter.
We'll see.
Oh, speaking of flex and cutting the bars a bit, I know you did it, but be careful because grips are limited remember to how far out they can be placed, like I said before, the curve stops them at a certain point, and you can trim the grips shorter a bit.
I actually like the flex on my grip position, and I always go to the grips over rough stuff because it's easier on my hands, and I hadn't thought of it really before you said, but clearly the flex is what's doing it, and it's a good thing.
Cheers