Wisdom of the Crowds question (or an answer for a new guy like myself.)

I am going to get riser handlebars and chop them down. Doing some research, I notice that there are alot of different sizes.

While I know ultimately (it's up to me) is there an industry standard riser handlebar size for fixie/ss bikes?

Not the width - but the amount of height. I've seen 20, 30, 40 and 50mm Rise.

Is 30 the standard? 50 too much?

Many thanks,
CD

You gotta try them out dude.

I like 40 degrees of rise on my bars; I'm running both a Race Face Diablous on my DJ, and an Azonic strip bar on my 29er, and they both have around 40 degrees.

What size clamp are you going to run?

25.4mm at the bulge or 31.8 and 22.2 at the lever

My Kalloy bars have a 25mm rise and come in a 50mm as well. It's interesting that you bring this up.
I have a positive rise on my stem to get the right fit but I could get a bar with more rise and switch the stem to negative rise.... no more dorky looking stem.
Thanks for making me think cheifdolo.

get some bar tape instead of ourys

I have a 50mm (2" rise) handle bar in the mail...

I'll see what they look like. If they are no good, I'll return. In hindsight, I think I should have bought a 30cm (slightly over 1".)

I just wasn't sure if there was a standard that most people use with pros/cons, etc. Sounds like there still may be, it just hasn't surfaced yet

Regards,
CD

i might also add that you can find them in different degrees of backsweep, which may make a noticeable difference in comfort and lean. i noticed that i feel more comfortable with very little backsweep, ( so that the bars are pretty much straight across) as opposed to something that curves toward you making you knuckles point outwards.

i agree with das pyrate about the grip tape. if you are considering ourys, go grab a handfull of gummi bears, make a fist and do push-ups until you hands get all sweaty. if you enjoy this, oury's are right for you. If not. get some tape.

Au contraire, I run Ourys on my 29er's risers and I find them to be just lovely.

Hey Ewurl -

On your FLICKR page - the hotknife: how wide are those bars and how many inches are the rise on your bars?

Thanks,
CD

The shorter the bar, the hipper thou are !

yeah plus ourys hurt your hands if you ride with them for too long

I run odi moto grips on my 29er with riser sooo comfy