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Old 02-12-19, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by taras0000
Nice! How do you find the handling with your hands that far in front of the axle?
it's fine - the picture's at an angle that exaggerates it for the right hand side of the bike there)

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Originally Posted by Baby Puke
Yeah, I wish the Dixie bars had more reach. I've just gone to a larger frame, and even with a 13cm stem and Nitto 125's (88mm reach) I'm still not as stretched out as I'd like. All the new generation of carbon track bars (save the BT) have really short reach.
You can roll 'em out and get a little more reach at the drop but at that point you're threatening your wrist clearance. When it comes down to it, handlebar geo is a crucial part of fit, thank u for coming to my TED talk.

Originally Posted by benjovland
Who is the hunk catching some zzzzs in the background?!?!
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