I'm planning on switching to 35mm handlebars/stem because my current setup is too way flexy. I'm running a whisky 7 carbon 740mm bar with 70mm thomson 4x stem on my trail bike. It flexes so much that it took me a while to not be scared riding it. Grabbing a handful of brakes on a downhill throws my weight into the bars and they clearly flex, perhaps even a centimeter deflection. Meanwhile, the 35mm easton havoc setup on my DH bike is 800mm wide and has no perceivable flex. If anything it is too stiff.
With that in mind, i'm hoping that the 35mm raceface next bars will be far less flexible than the 31.8mm whisky 7 bars. They're almost exactly the same weight. Soon we will see... can a 180g bar withstand aggressive riding without flexing?
But I will have to wait to find out. Right now I don't think there are any 70mm long stems available for 35mm bars. However a few were recently announced.
Raceface should be releasing a 35mm version of the turbine stem at some point. There are a few pictures online and it is available for pre-order from a couple shops.
Yesterday at SeaOtter, Easton has announced a 35mm version of their haven stem, hopefully due later this month.
They appear to be about the same weight and lighter than the current 35mm stem offerings. But more importantly, because they're designed for xc or all-mountain use, they will come in lengths longer than 50mm.
They look about the same to me. Whoever gets theirs to market first gets my money!
With that in mind, i'm hoping that the 35mm raceface next bars will be far less flexible than the 31.8mm whisky 7 bars. They're almost exactly the same weight. Soon we will see... can a 180g bar withstand aggressive riding without flexing?
But I will have to wait to find out. Right now I don't think there are any 70mm long stems available for 35mm bars. However a few were recently announced.
Raceface should be releasing a 35mm version of the turbine stem at some point. There are a few pictures online and it is available for pre-order from a couple shops.
Yesterday at SeaOtter, Easton has announced a 35mm version of their haven stem, hopefully due later this month.
They appear to be about the same weight and lighter than the current 35mm stem offerings. But more importantly, because they're designed for xc or all-mountain use, they will come in lengths longer than 50mm.
They look about the same to me. Whoever gets theirs to market first gets my money!