What’s the stack height on your Waltworks Andrew?
I can’t believe how low I used to have my bars in my 26” days - I think that’s why I used to run my forks so hard, to keep the front end propped up!
Nowadays my two bikes (one singlespeed hardtail, one electric full-sus) both have 160mm 29” forks, and 40mm rise bars. The Levo has them a bit higher because of the taller head tube (I think both bikes have maybe a 10mm spacer below the stem) but that feels good because the chainstays are longer and there’s all that battery weight to counteract when lifting the front, so higher hands equals more leverage.
Regarding bar roll, that makes such a difference to steering feel with higher rise bars. No-one seems to agree on how bars “should” be rolled as a starting point - I’d assumed in-line with steerer tube was logical because if they’re not parallel to that axis and instead more like vertical, then as you increase the bar rise you’d have to shorten the stem length to get the same steering feel (effective stem length).
Nov. 2, 2022, 12:42 p.m. - a.funks
What’s the stack height on your Waltworks Andrew? I can’t believe how low I used to have my bars in my 26” days - I think that’s why I used to run my forks so hard, to keep the front end propped up! Nowadays my two bikes (one singlespeed hardtail, one electric full-sus) both have 160mm 29” forks, and 40mm rise bars. The Levo has them a bit higher because of the taller head tube (I think both bikes have maybe a 10mm spacer below the stem) but that feels good because the chainstays are longer and there’s all that battery weight to counteract when lifting the front, so higher hands equals more leverage. Regarding bar roll, that makes such a difference to steering feel with higher rise bars. No-one seems to agree on how bars “should” be rolled as a starting point - I’d assumed in-line with steerer tube was logical because if they’re not parallel to that axis and instead more like vertical, then as you increase the bar rise you’d have to shorten the stem length to get the same steering feel (effective stem length).