Angle of Handlbars
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04-13-2012 | 03:17 PM
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Riser line to follow line of fork. When looking from the side the taper riser of the bar should be 1) Parallel to the fork line and; 2) behind the fork center-line
1) Makes the taper flex as designed, max flex, max comfort.
2) Stops the steering from cranking as the bar is turned.
With the handlebars, the Fork line is the blue line and the riser line is the Yellow line in the image below. You want the yellow line to be parallel to the blue line (as they are in the image).
...photo snipped...
As far as I understand, the US pros ALWAYS run the riser parallel to the fork line and then swap bends to achieve optimum feel. ALSO genuine 'ProTaper' bars only flex properly in this position due to their internal wall arrangement.
Hope this helps!
1) Makes the taper flex as designed, max flex, max comfort.
2) Stops the steering from cranking as the bar is turned.
With the handlebars, the Fork line is the blue line and the riser line is the Yellow line in the image below. You want the yellow line to be parallel to the blue line (as they are in the image).
...photo snipped...
As far as I understand, the US pros ALWAYS run the riser parallel to the fork line and then swap bends to achieve optimum feel. ALSO genuine 'ProTaper' bars only flex properly in this position due to their internal wall arrangement.
Hope this helps!
I prefer to have an *understanding* of how things work (pictures help a lot) rather than have someone tell me "do this" with no explanation. So, I appreciate the time you took for the graphic and the detailed explaination... Makes sense, and I won't forget it because I understand the "why" behind it. Thanks!!!
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