Risers
01-05-08 | 07:04 PM
#28
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i would use risers if i didn't run a front brake. i have salsa pro moto flats (16.5") and a cross lever; i'm probably going to take another inch off the bars and be done with them. are any of you able to run a lever in really tight on your risers? (do you have to use a shim?) i would switch to them if i knew i could cut them as short as my flats.
my bars are 43cm/1.5" rise (I think!) with oury's, I cut the right grip for the brake.
I've tried lots of bars and always come back to risers....
01-06-08 | 10:54 AM
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i like these risers from azonic for only $29.
https://www.azonicusa.com/catalog/pro...roducts_id=193
I've been thinking about putting a brake back on. how much are those goldfinger levers? i see them on the tokyo bikes a lot.
https://www.azonicusa.com/catalog/pro...roducts_id=193
I've been thinking about putting a brake back on. how much are those goldfinger levers? i see them on the tokyo bikes a lot.
01-06-08 | 01:15 PM
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01-06-08 | 07:20 PM
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My risers are 2". I'm not a fan of how it looks aesthetically, but it's comfortable. I feel boring on it w/o any seat to bar drop
01-06-08 | 07:48 PM
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Are u sure those are 2" risers? they look like at least 3" but maybe I'm wrong. Today I put a threadless stem on my bike and its got spacers that bring the bar up quite a bit. I don't need to have so high of a rise from my bars now.
01-06-08 | 07:58 PM
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I think i want 1" next. My cancreek solos headset has plenty of spacers so I can bring it down an inch.
09-23-08 | 09:49 PM
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09-23-08 | 10:05 PM
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1" rise, jaguar stem 80mm, chopped, ourys, goldfingers at the bend.
honestly, i think the jaguars are great but a neutral angle would probably be more comfy, but the downangle and risers make it really responsive for the city (aka twitchy)
honestly, i think the jaguars are great but a neutral angle would probably be more comfy, but the downangle and risers make it really responsive for the city (aka twitchy)
09-24-08 | 11:23 AM
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Bikes: 82 Bianchi ECO Pista, Pake, Kilo TT, some *** bmx i found underneath an old house
can someone explain to me the benefit of these?
i haven't been able to figure this out. i watched some dude a couple of days ago wobbling awkwardly around a corner.. i've seen people riding them not so awkwardly but it just made me wonder again.. i've never ridden them myself and i'm not knocking them, i just dont get it.
i haven't been able to figure this out. i watched some dude a couple of days ago wobbling awkwardly around a corner.. i've seen people riding them not so awkwardly but it just made me wonder again.. i've never ridden them myself and i'm not knocking them, i just dont get it.
09-24-08 | 12:07 PM
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don't worry about the width. ride them with your hands in different positions, then cut accordingly. shoulder width is about as narrow as i'm willing to go. keep in mind the wider the bars, the more leverage you can get.
09-24-08 | 12:23 PM
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Im calling BS on that, other wise roadies would be riding them on Criteriums. They have no advantage at all, since you can ride in the exact same position on the tops of drops or bullhorns.
Last edited by clink83; 09-24-08 at 12:26 PM.
09-24-08 | 01:14 PM
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Ok, fork rake and geo may have more to do with that. But I rode a bmx for a number of years, and when I threw some risers on, I felt like I regained a lot of the nimbleness that was missing when I had bullhorns. Maybe that's just in my head, but I've read on here of many other people making the same claim. I stand by it.
09-24-08 | 01:16 PM
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how can they have the exact same position....considering same stem.... risers...rise.... tops of drops...dont...
