Well, I've had a few good rides on the 16 degree bar on my rigid 29+ Unit and all I can say is that it's a bar, it feels that natural to me, nothing weird, no trouble in tight stuff, at speed, but my thumb is sure loving the lack of pressure being put on it. This bar will stay on my rigid, now to get some rides back on the FS to see if I need to order another one.
Agree with you Andrew on maybe not needing to lengthen the stem to compensate for the bigger sweep as it doesn't require as much elbow bend, so you end up sitting up about the same, although I am running a 60mm now instead of 50mm, but would like to try a 55mm, as I tried the 50mm and the steering seemed quite a bit faster, 60mm a bit slower.
Dec. 31, 2018, 5:35 a.m. - MountainBikeBarbados .
Well, I've had a few good rides on the 16 degree bar on my rigid 29+ Unit and all I can say is that it's a bar, it feels that natural to me, nothing weird, no trouble in tight stuff, at speed, but my thumb is sure loving the lack of pressure being put on it. This bar will stay on my rigid, now to get some rides back on the FS to see if I need to order another one. Agree with you Andrew on maybe not needing to lengthen the stem to compensate for the bigger sweep as it doesn't require as much elbow bend, so you end up sitting up about the same, although I am running a 60mm now instead of 50mm, but would like to try a 55mm, as I tried the 50mm and the steering seemed quite a bit faster, 60mm a bit slower.