Handlebar sizing ... found this on KTMTalk
Posted: 13 Apr 2007 14:48
I figure that since we have discussed new bikes, perhaps mods to the bikes we have or will have would be in order.
So, here I go starting a thread on sizing of handlebars ...
(Of course Troy seems to be a developing expert at resizing his handlebars mid-ride!)
From: http://ktmtalk.com/index.php?showtopic= ... &p=1837595
"If you haven't ordered yet, you can work backwards to get your fit. Sit on your bike in your normal riding position. Sit up straight. Hold your hands above your head with your elbows bent, close your eyes, and drop your hands towards your bars in that normal riding position. don't try to guess where the grips are, just drop your hands naturally. If they hit your grips, your bars are correct for you. If your hands don't hit your grips, then that is where your grips need to be. Measure backward to get some specs for new bars. Also, consider the angle of your hands with neutral wrists for sweep angle.
Standing position, sometimes called the attack position, is knees bent, elbows bent, balanced with the ball of your feet on your pegs, and your head in a neutral alignment. Bar position may be a compromise between standing and sitting, but I have always considered the standing postition more important since that is when the suspension is taking big hits. that's why your'e standing. I doesn't matter if your bars are an inch or two high or low when you are sitting, but if the bars are too low when you are standing, you are putting stress on your back, as mentioned by wannabeeuro, and you are not balanced."
What say the rest of you?
mike
So, here I go starting a thread on sizing of handlebars ...
(Of course Troy seems to be a developing expert at resizing his handlebars mid-ride!)
From: http://ktmtalk.com/index.php?showtopic= ... &p=1837595
"If you haven't ordered yet, you can work backwards to get your fit. Sit on your bike in your normal riding position. Sit up straight. Hold your hands above your head with your elbows bent, close your eyes, and drop your hands towards your bars in that normal riding position. don't try to guess where the grips are, just drop your hands naturally. If they hit your grips, your bars are correct for you. If your hands don't hit your grips, then that is where your grips need to be. Measure backward to get some specs for new bars. Also, consider the angle of your hands with neutral wrists for sweep angle.
Standing position, sometimes called the attack position, is knees bent, elbows bent, balanced with the ball of your feet on your pegs, and your head in a neutral alignment. Bar position may be a compromise between standing and sitting, but I have always considered the standing postition more important since that is when the suspension is taking big hits. that's why your'e standing. I doesn't matter if your bars are an inch or two high or low when you are sitting, but if the bars are too low when you are standing, you are putting stress on your back, as mentioned by wannabeeuro, and you are not balanced."
What say the rest of you?
mike
