bars

[mulcs]

so every1 cuts there bars shorter, i wanna know how far r u allowed to cut them back coz they are only loud a certain length to be cut back

[OZ FMX]

mate i dont know anyone who cuts them, what do you cut them for

[yzfmx418]

i cut my bars down to a cool 30 " and it helps to get your body higher over the bars because your arms are closer together so it makes your body higher and it make it easier for saran wraps and stuff like that,but i wouldnt recommend cutting them if you race its for freestyle only you loose the control when you cut your bars down. i hit a ramp all day and make one turn and its a straight to the ramp i dont race anymore,that is why mine are cut down
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[OZ FMX]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH ok its just when he said about cuttin his bars i thought "WHAT THE"

[crustyfmx250]

its meant to be better for people who have trouble with heel clickers & mcmetz's too...id rather have more bike control ;)

[MIKEY B]

i have trouble getting my feet through the bars...
not clickers, just surans and bar hops
would it help to cut my bars then??

i thought it was because of my short arms though...:D

[84GUY125500]

it would only help if b. your bars are really wide and you ht of room to spare or a. your just takin a tiny bit off. cause if you cut em tooshort or your arms aren't that wide as it i your arms will be too narrow and you won't be able to get your legs in between your arms.

[Logan_FMX]

cutting bars kinda sucks for fmx, i have mine cut lots, and i have troubles getting my body up thru my bars to do barhops and stuff, so when i mount my new bars i aint gonna cut em at all

[MIKEY B]

would it be easier to get my feet through the bars if my mounts werent so high?
cuz i have tags, and i have to use the risers cuz i dont have a top triple clamp, that fits 1/8 bars...
so there raised a few inches...does that make a difference?

[shaolin]

yes it does, thats one of the reasons why is bought tag triple clamps

[MM2death]

HAHA...thats the problem you get when you don't have a CR.

[SoCalCRrider868]

Yeah, CRs have the bar mount seperate from the clamp so that you can get oversized ones with a stock clamp and still be the same height.

[aussieproPete]

i got bar raisers on my bike for the bars once i got used it, it acctually felt better and it didnt seem to make that much difference,ive never had to cut my handle bars down to make tricks easier oh well just dont cut them to short cause ya dont want to be fallen off every corner before a ramp.cutten ya bars down wouldnt that make ya bike handle heaps different id rather try and lift my leg higher or throw my leg further out to do the trick rather than cut the bars down