Hendlebar length, please help...

ARCOM said:

I just purchased an Easton carbon lo-rise MonkeyLite XC bar. It is 26"
(660mm) in lenth. I am 6'1" (186cm) tall, normal built. I have a Specialized Enduro bike. I am an
enduro, aggesive XC, all mounain rider; not a racer. What should be the length of my
handlebar for my style of riding and my body type.

1081.2mm +/- 0.5mm

Seriously, you've just bought a bar and now you're asking what bar to buy (?)

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I just purchased an Easton carbon lo-rise MonkeyLite XC bar. It is 26"
(660mm) in lenth. I am 6'1" (186cm) tall, normal built. I have a Specialized Enduro bike. I am an
enduro, aggesive XC, all mounain rider; not a racer. What should be the length of my
handlebar for my style of riding and my

body

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type. I would really appreciate your comments.

Thanks,

Robert

The ideal bar length is usually calculated as approximately one inch longer than you have just cut
your bars down to.

Steve.

The bar should be as wide as your shoulders .If its to narrow you will not breathe good.If its 26"
try it some people like wider bars .Im 6'1" 220 my bar is about 24" inches wide. I was thinking of
getting the same bar you bought .Im running a flat bar for now with a slight rise in the stem. Good
luck .Remember if you trim it down do ti in small increments like a 1/2 inch each side .I had one
bar that was 221/2 " wide made the bike had to control on down hill.
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I just purchased an Easton carbon lo-rise MonkeyLite XC bar. It is 26"
(660mm) in lenth. I am 6'1" (186cm) tall, normal built. I have a Specialized Enduro bike. I am
an enduro, aggesive XC, all

mounain

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rider; not a racer. What should be the length of my handlebar for my style of riding and my

body

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type. I would really appreciate your comments.

Thanks,

Robert

The ideal bar length is usually calculated as approximately one inch

longer

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than you have just cut your bars down to.

Steve.

LOL! THAT'S IT!!!!!

Mike

No. I am asking how short should I cut it.

Robert

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ARCOM said:

I just purchased an Easton carbon lo-rise MonkeyLite XC bar. It is 26"
(660mm) in lenth. I am 6'1" (186cm) tall, normal built. I have a Specialized Enduro bike. I am
an enduro, aggesive XC, all

mounain

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rider; not a racer. What should be the length of my handlebar for my style of riding and my

body

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type.

1081.2mm +/- 0.5mm

Seriously, you've just bought a bar and now you're asking what bar to buy (?)

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Are you saying that my bar should be 27" wide?

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"ARCOM" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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I just purchased an Easton carbon lo-rise MonkeyLite XC bar. It is 26"
(660mm) in lenth. I am 6'1" (186cm) tall, normal built. I have a Specialized Enduro bike. I am
an enduro, aggesive XC, all

mounain

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rider; not a racer. What should be the length of my handlebar for my style of riding and my

body

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type. I would really appreciate your comments.

Thanks,

Robert

The ideal bar length is usually calculated as approximately one inch

longer

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than you have just cut your bars down to.

Steve.

Quoted message said:

I just purchased an Easton carbon lo-rise MonkeyLite XC bar. It is 26"
(660mm) in lenth. I am 6'1" (186cm) tall, normal built. I have a Specialized Enduro bike. I am an
enduro, aggesive XC, all mounain rider; not a racer. What should be the length of my
handlebar for my style of riding and my body type. I would really appreciate your comments.

Thanks,

Robert

Install it at full length and see how you like it. Then try it narrower by moving the grips and
controls inward and see how you like it. Play around with different lengths this way until you find
what you like best. Then cut.

-Andrew

ARCOM said:

No. I am asking how short should I cut it.

D'oh! Excuse my idiocy.

Bar width is very much a personal thing, although it's most closely related to shoulder width rather
than anything else. The best advice would be to try it out at it's current width and then shuffle
things in a 1/2" at a time. Ride a couple of times with the excess bar at the ends, and if you're
convinced, trim it down. Repeat as necessary.

Remember, it's easy to take bar off, but it's darned difficult to put it back on 🙂

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I just purchased an Easton carbon lo-rise MonkeyLite XC bar. It is 26"
(660mm) in lenth. I am 6'1" (186cm) tall, normal built. I have a Specialized Enduro bike. I am an
enduro, aggesive XC, all mounain rider; not a racer.

Why not? Sounds like you're ready.

Re the bar, if it was a factory bar & not modified by a prior owner, it's probably just fine and
dandy like it is for a dude your size.

Paladin

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I just purchased an Easton carbon lo-rise MonkeyLite XC bar. It is 26"
(660mm) in lenth. I am 6'1" (186cm) tall, normal built. I have a Specialized Enduro bike. I am an
enduro, aggesive XC, all mounain rider; not a racer. What should be the length of my
handlebar for my style of riding and my

body

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type. I would really appreciate your comments.

Thanks,

Robert

Whey do you want to cut it?

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I just purchased an Easton carbon lo-rise MonkeyLite XC bar. It is 26"
(660mm) in lenth. I am 6'1" (186cm) tall, normal built. I have a Specialized Enduro bike. I am an
enduro, aggesive XC, all mounain rider; not a racer. What should be the length of my
handlebar for my style of riding and my

body

Quoted message said:

type. I would really appreciate your comments.

Thanks,

Robert

Once a week, cut it down at 1/4 in intervals (off each end). Stop when you don't like it anymore. Go
buy a new bar, and cut it to the previous weeks length.

Pete

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What should be the length of my handlebar for my style of riding and my body type. I would really
appreciate your comments.

Buy another one just like the one you have, then start trimming the installed bars a half-inch at a
time - and live with each trim for awhile.

Eventually, you'll get the the point where it feels too narrow. Then just install the spare and cut
it to the right size....
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Quoted message said:

I just purchased an Easton carbon lo-rise MonkeyLite XC bar. It is 26"
(660mm) in lenth. I am 6'1" (186cm) tall, normal built. I have a Specialized Enduro bike. I am an
enduro, aggesive XC, all mounain rider; not a racer. What should be the length of my
handlebar for my style of riding and my

body

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type. I would really appreciate your comments.

Thanks,

Robert

Don't screw with it. I know technically you can cut carbon bars, but I never would. It would be easy
to fray the ends or start a tiny facture if not careful. Just slap them on and ride, man!
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Quoted message said:

I just purchased an Easton carbon lo-rise MonkeyLite XC bar. It is 26"
(660mm) in lenth. I am 6'1" (186cm) tall, normal built. I have a Specialized Enduro bike. I am
an enduro, aggesive XC, all mounain rider; not a racer. What should be the length of my
handlebar for my style of riding and my

body

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type. I would really appreciate your comments.

Thanks,

Robert

Don't screw with it. I know technically you can cut carbon bars, but I never would. It would be
easy to fray the ends or start a tiny facture if not careful. Just slap them on and ride, man!

my vote for most sensible response to date.

paladin

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I just purchased an Easton carbon lo-rise MonkeyLite XC bar. It is 26"
(660mm) in lenth. I am 6'1" (186cm) tall, normal built. I have a Specialized Enduro bike. I am
an enduro, aggesive XC, all

mounain

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rider; not a racer. What should be the length of my handlebar for my style of riding and

my

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body

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type. I would really appreciate your comments.

Thanks,

Robert

Don't screw with it. I know technically you can cut carbon bars, but I never would. It would be
easy to fray the ends or start a tiny facture

if

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not careful. Just slap them on and ride, man!

my vote for most sensible response to date.

paladin

A buddy chopped his down with a fine hacksaw. Worked fine and he's had no problems at all. Of
course, he's a precision die and tool maker so he knows what he's doing, much more than I
would have.

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