Originally Posted by
LesterOfPuppets
Nino Schurter rides 680, so nothing wrong with staying sub 720.
I did nail a tree with my 740mm bars a couple of years ago in Sedona. Probably more due to years of riding in PHX where there are no trees for a few years, so I forgot to dodge 'em. I still think I'll cut 'em down to 700 when I replace the grips though
Well I did say “
vast majority”, not “
all”.
However, I am willing to bet that Nino understands why some go wider in his racing discipline, even if he does not. Further, I’d bet that were he to enter an enduro event he would be running wider bars.
Or maybe not. Some people learn one way and never really want to change. I don’t know much about Nino, but he did cut his teeth when 680mm would have been on the wide side.