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Had a set of ti h bars a few years back on my Gary fisher ferrous and loved them but sold as needed the cash. Thinking about getting another set but never run them with a suspension fork. Apart from not looking 'right' anyone encountered any problems?
I did for maybe 6 months, but never clicked with that combo - and I'm a huge H-bar fan. As soon as you have a fork doing some of the work for you it seems I have less need of the advantages an H bar gives, ie the different muscles used, leverage / bracing against impacts etc. Preferred a riser with sus forks - no logic in that really since you can ride in the same way with or without a sus fork, it's just what I found.
I guess if i was doing really long rides on a sus fork I'd appreciate the comfort of the H bar, but for me sus = rougher faster terrain = control from a wide riser that feels comfier for longer as I have the sus.
Cheers, yeah it's counter intuitive but something I suspected. I shall continue to mull esp as I sold my rigid fork a while back!
Oh and I may take you up on the offer to try your jones!
No probs, PM if so.
I've got a pair of Titec J bars on a Turner Flux. I like them but it does make the steering a tad vague on the downs for some reason.
I had a set of [Titec] H-bars on my front-suspended Genesis and it just didn't work.
My experience was similar to Jameso (up there ^) - I guess the angles change too much with all the moving about the front end does with suspension, whereas generic flats/risers just kinda go up and down (given the difference in backsweep angles twixt the H/Loops and generic flats/risers). I didn't try it but I'd imagine that Mary / Carnegie bars would also feel kinda similarly wrong (in principle). The longer stem H/Loops ideally need might not have helped either.
I've got H bars on my rigid SS Kona and Loops on my rigid Swift and they work really well on both ...so much so that I find risers really uncomfortable now.
My eyes!
Ocb- where's it gone! Have you self censored?
I also tried to use h bars with a suss fork for a good length of time and could never get on with them.
I couldn't tell you why but something just didn't feel right.
Love em on rigid bikes though.
Not sure if this helps
Mary bars on 2 bike one FS. So fine in the normal position for me
Cheers guys confirms what i was thinking, hmmmmm
..That you should've kept the rigids so you can use H-bars? )
James speaks the truth.
If you do want some H-bars - I've still got mine and never use them.... Let me know if you wants them....
JamesO, had to sell the rigids, needed the cash
oldman, really? I'll drop you a text.
Alternative viewpoint - I use H bars and Loop bars on all my bikes - just work great all the time - here's the FS -
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/46413317@N06/8087808651/ ]Turner Sultan with loop bar 2[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/46413317@N06/ ]Jones96er[/url], on Flickr
ooh H-bars - if fontmoss would like to save some £ I have a set of mint Titec J's that I'd like to trade up to the H-bars - no q jumping intended tho )
i have used them on my ss with a lefty for about 2 years and love them
Janes, fire on I'm going to wait until get some rigid forks before start with jones bars again
sillyoldman,
send me some pics of your h bar?
Thanks
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