I am always tinkering with bar, stem, spacer set-up, and bar rotation. I find bar rotation makes a big difference in finding the natural position to ride out of the saddle, whether you are weighing in front of the axle or behind the axle. Some bikes feel better riding in front, some behind. I find when you hit the neutral spot in middle, steering gets weird, as if the front end isn't weighted properly.
I tend to run narrower bars for years ~760-770mm. Recently got tried wider - move the grips that have an integrated out end out a bit- 785mm. The increase in power and control, just feels right and bunny (j-hop) hopping feels way more natural and easy. I able to clear the big mud puddles now - haha - but true!
March 27, 2020, 6:03 p.m. - Dude@
I am always tinkering with bar, stem, spacer set-up, and bar rotation. I find bar rotation makes a big difference in finding the natural position to ride out of the saddle, whether you are weighing in front of the axle or behind the axle. Some bikes feel better riding in front, some behind. I find when you hit the neutral spot in middle, steering gets weird, as if the front end isn't weighted properly. I tend to run narrower bars for years ~760-770mm. Recently got tried wider - move the grips that have an integrated out end out a bit- 785mm. The increase in power and control, just feels right and bunny (j-hop) hopping feels way more natural and easy. I able to clear the big mud puddles now - haha - but true!