Sawbonz
New Member
- Location
- Knoxville, TN
Just retired and bought my 1st bike in 30 years. REI CTY 1.3 specs Will be riding on paved bike paths and residential streets for exercise/enjoyment. Usual distance has been around 8 to 12 miles. I live in Knoxville, TN so it's a very hilly. I have had Carpal Tunnel Syndrome managed non-surgical. I have a good pair of biking gloves and the bike comes with a comfort grip. Already tried changing the stem. From what I read I think i need to change the flat handlebars to a riser. But also have read about adding spacers. I sat on the bike and had my wife measure the distance from the current grip to my hand when I sat up to where I felt comfortable. Not sure how else to try to estimate the needed rise. So it seems I need about 2.5" to 3" rise. I am 6' 1" tall; inseam is 32"; wear a 35" sleeve; distance between AC joints is 14". Found a few possibilities Atomlab 75mm rise --- Deity 50mm rise --- Kore 65mm rise Since the existing handlebar is aluminum I wanted to keep the same material. And matte black for cosmetic reasons.
But before I spend wanted to check if this seems reasonable and avoid a mistake. Are there unintended consequences from raising the handlebar this much? How much can I raise the handle bar with spacers? Are there any different effects on overall body position from spacer vs handlebar? All of these handlebars seem to be for mountain bikes and are very wide. My understanding is that you can fairly easily cut/shorten an aluminum bar? Any other recommendations?
But before I spend wanted to check if this seems reasonable and avoid a mistake. Are there unintended consequences from raising the handlebar this much? How much can I raise the handle bar with spacers? Are there any different effects on overall body position from spacer vs handlebar? All of these handlebars seem to be for mountain bikes and are very wide. My understanding is that you can fairly easily cut/shorten an aluminum bar? Any other recommendations?
