The challenge with playing around with bar height (or width, or saddle position, or crank length, or anything really) on my sag wagon is that it’s never just changing one variable because everything I do also affects my relationship with my suspension setup.
You’ve theoretically moved your weight distribution rearward and more perpendicular to the ground if you haven’t lengthened your stem and adjusted your sag at the same time. But, you may also be actively riding more forward on the bike which would then keep your sag % the same?!
Bike body separation is an interesting discussion. I feel more ‘in’ the bike with the higher bar and more upright position but I’ll have to put some more thought into how that’s affecting cornering on my next ride.
Nov. 2, 2022, 6:05 a.m. - Andrew Major
The challenge with playing around with bar height (or width, or saddle position, or crank length, or anything really) on my sag wagon is that it’s never just changing one variable because everything I do also affects my relationship with my suspension setup. You’ve theoretically moved your weight distribution rearward and more perpendicular to the ground if you haven’t lengthened your stem and adjusted your sag at the same time. But, you may also be actively riding more forward on the bike which would then keep your sag % the same?! Bike body separation is an interesting discussion. I feel more ‘in’ the bike with the higher bar and more upright position but I’ll have to put some more thought into how that’s affecting cornering on my next ride.