35mm isn't as pervasive because it is an inferior product. It is stiffer, which for 99.9999% of riders is worse not better. For bars with little to no rise or sweep they are brutal on your hands. I rode the OEM Race Face bar on my Hightower for a year and my wrists couldn't do it a second year. Switched to a Renthal and it is miles better, but still not as comfortable as a smaller diameter bar. If I wasn't so cheap I would swap the bar and stem to 31.8, but for now I just ride the 35.
July 28, 2020, 7:35 a.m. - Allen Lloyd
35mm isn't as pervasive because it is an inferior product. It is stiffer, which for 99.9999% of riders is worse not better. For bars with little to no rise or sweep they are brutal on your hands. I rode the OEM Race Face bar on my Hightower for a year and my wrists couldn't do it a second year. Switched to a Renthal and it is miles better, but still not as comfortable as a smaller diameter bar. If I wasn't so cheap I would swap the bar and stem to 31.8, but for now I just ride the 35.