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Wide bar - short stem???

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DNK
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Thinking about ordering a race face Sixc 785mm bar and a 45mm stem to throw on my cockpit. I ride a HT 29er... jw if any other xc riders have tried this combination or if it's a waste of time and money. thanks for your input
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Jan 7 2015 5:22PM
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stupendous-man
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I dont know what this "xc" you speak of is, but i ride 780mm wide bars and a 35mm stem on my dh bike. im 5'11 and go big if that helps.
Jan 7 2015 5:28PM
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Dragonslayer101
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Wide bar and a short stem are nice on an enduro bike and feels much more aggressive

If you are on a more CX oriented bike go with something more comfortable unless you like to ride it really aggressive

It all depends on your riding style though
Jan 7 2015 5:31PM
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Dragonslayer101
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Wide bar and a short stem are nice on an enduro bike and feels much more aggressive

If you are on a more CX oriented bike go with something more comfortable unless you like to ride it really aggressive

It all depends on your riding style though
Jan 7 2015 5:33PM
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DNK
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I ride fairly aggressive.. No lycra here.
Jan 7 2015 5:37PM
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XtRemE11
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definitely like a short stem and wide bar more, gives you much better control and feel for whats going on with the front end. only reason i see to run anything more than a 50 stem is for fit issues. If i were more into long distance rides and close to XC stuff id maybe go up to a 70 or so.

that being said, the 120mm stem on my road bike is definitely nice, not only for fit, but it helped a lot coming from a shorter stem in regards to handling. feels dialed for anything over like 10 mph to 40mph corners on big descents. so your application definitely matters.
Jan 7 2015 6:31PM
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numnuts
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sorry cant here you over all this 2big4u downhill biking
Jan 7 2015 7:24PM
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*TURBONERD*
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Wide bar short stem or go home. I do college XC racing (DH and DS too, but I'm incompetent at those).
Jan 8 2015 12:55AM
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seanahue.
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definitely thought this thread was going to be about chodes.
Jan 8 2015 1:46AM
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