Originally Posted by
harleystyles
I'm from Arkansas. Mostly XC around me, but there's always going to be hills if I pick the place. I just can't stand to just pedal and pedal with no relief. I like the speed on the down hills.
We've got lots of trees too. I cringe when I see your WIDE bars. Mine are 23" and I find myself getting too close to the trees with them, brushing my sholders from time to time ya know. I can't imagine 32". I'd be spending more time getting back up than riding.
You guys have given me the bug though. I'm sure I'll end up getting some mid rises.
I know they're heavier, but the Easton EA50's are really affordable right now. I've seen them as low as $20 I think within the last month or so.
I've been running the same EA70 OS HiRise since '06 and it's shown me no weakness. Feels great, good rise, good sweep. I've actually got mine cut down to 25'ish inches. I was shopping for a new one recently until my fork started acting up. I'm gonna stick with it for a while longer, I think.
Have you ridden the Womble there in AR?