What size stem and bars for Enduro build?

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What size stem and bars for Enduro build?
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flag Weston97
Posted: Dec 25, 2014 at 22:37 Quote
Any help would be appreciated.
flag friendlyfoe
Posted: Dec 26, 2014 at 11:08 Quote
The size that fits you to the bike best. Shorter stems are better for DH, longer stems are better if you're climbing with it as well. Most people settle between 50-70mm for stem length and 760-800mm wide bars. If you're still on the small side a 730 mm bar might be a better fit, but you can always cut down a larger bar afterward.
flag inter71
Posted: Dec 26, 2014 at 13:20 Quote
Define "Enduro Build."
flag Weston97
Posted: Dec 26, 2014 at 13:55 Quote
Long travel (160mm), 1x11 drivetrain, mostly downhill with the capability to go uphill, bike.
flag panaphonic
Posted: Dec 27, 2014 at 0:49 Quote
Weston97 wrote:
Long travel (160mm), 1x11 drivetrain, mostly downhill with the capability to go uphill, bike.

Cockpit is a personal thing and nearly every single person will have a different opinion. A major factor is how well you fit the bike.

40mm stem with 780mm wide bars is a combo that i think works really well.
flag sewer-rat
FL
Posted: Dec 27, 2014 at 10:37 Quote
What's your frame buddy ? Long t tubes lend theirselves to shorter stems and wider bars etc. me I'm happy with a 50mm stem and 740 bars, always have been tbh even on my DH rigs
flag jor4s
FL
Posted: Dec 27, 2014 at 13:37 Quote
50mm stem 800mm bars.

Short and wide as a mother f*cker.
flag TwoWheelMike
O+
Posted: Dec 27, 2014 at 14:00 Quote
You want to get a setup that puts you in the "right" position for your type of riding, but that is hard to do if no one knows what bike you are riding, what size that bike is, and how well if fits you in the first place. For my bike (med stumpjumper evo) I opted for a 60mm stem installed to have a 6 degree drop, coupled with a 785mm bar with a 3/4 inch rise.

In your profile you say you ride a 4 inch travel hardtail, so I hope you are talking about a completely different bike for this "enduro build."
flag PLC07
Posted: Dec 27, 2014 at 17:14 Quote
50mm is a good place to start. Longer is better for climbing but the handling suffers a bit, which helps if you find the bike too twitchy.

As for bars, they have to fit you. My rule of thumb is when you grab the bars in front of a mirror, the inside of your hands must be where your shoulders start, if that makes any sense. If the bars are too wide, you're wasting power and making the whole thing more difficult, kind of like push ups/pull ups being harder with a wider grip. Just put your grips on wide bars without cutting the bars and toy with them until you find a sweet spot.
flag Weston97
Posted: Dec 27, 2014 at 17:21 Quote
TwoWheelMike wrote:
You want to get a setup that puts you in the "right" position for your type of riding, but that is hard to do if no one knows what bike you are riding, what size that bike is, and how well if fits you in the first place. For my bike (med stumpjumper evo) I opted for a 60mm stem installed to have a 6 degree drop, coupled with a 785mm bar with a 3/4 inch rise.

In your profile you say you ride a 4 inch travel hardtail, so I hope you are talking about a completely different bike for this "enduro build."

Hahaha of course I'm using a different bike. It's a completely custom marin vision xm8 size medium with a 150mm fox talas up front
flag inter71
Posted: Dec 27, 2014 at 18:24 Quote
I'd keep your stock, long stem. Your top tube is only 20". Get 740-780mm bars. Replace you 32 fork.
flag Weston97
Posted: Dec 27, 2014 at 20:03 Quote
inter71 wrote:
I'd keep your stock, long stem. Your top tube is only 20". Get 740-780mm bars. Replace you 32 fork.

It's not the scott bike. It's a marin vision xm8 medium full custom build.
flag Goof-ball
Posted: Dec 27, 2014 at 20:37 Quote
jor4s wrote:
50mm stem 800mm bars.

Short and wide as a mother f*cker.

also, where are you riding? when I lived in SoCal, I preferred wider bars. Now that I live in the PNW, a little narrower bar is better for dodging trees. I like 750.
flag Tymbian
Posted: Jan 1, 2015 at 17:02 Quote
35mm stem, 780 carbon bars here. Spesh Enduro 29.
flag Farry
Posted: Jan 2, 2015 at 2:17 Quote
35-50mm stem depending on whether you feel the bike needs to be shorter or not. to be honest unless your well over 6ft I dont feel there is any need for 800 or even 780mm bars. 740-750 is a good size for most people.
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