My FLD apes are killin me
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My FLD apes are killin me
Well, thought my shoulders were ok with the 12.5" chubby apes after I got used to them and i really thought i was. But today we did a pretty good run in the mountains and i was trashed. I literally limped home draggin my old-*** arm to my side.
Until i actually get a joint replacement, I gotta stay out of any long run with twisties. That sux...i like the mountains! I've had both shoulders cut and left one was front labrum and back rotator cuff...that's the one that's draggin now...lol.
Ok, now I'm in the market for bars again, damn. Looking for something along the lines of the 2011 cvo softail bars. I gotta stay about 36" over over on the width and no more than 10" tall. Like the fat z-bar look but want the bottom to be rounded to match fld front end. Any ideas?
Until i actually get a joint replacement, I gotta stay out of any long run with twisties. That sux...i like the mountains! I've had both shoulders cut and left one was front labrum and back rotator cuff...that's the one that's draggin now...lol.
Ok, now I'm in the market for bars again, damn. Looking for something along the lines of the 2011 cvo softail bars. I gotta stay about 36" over over on the width and no more than 10" tall. Like the fat z-bar look but want the bottom to be rounded to match fld front end. Any ideas?
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How about some good ol' classic beach bars ...?
I haven't had joint replacement or anything ... but, I have found the 'mini apes' comfortable on the twisty roads and the super slab alike ... I'm 6'4" so might be a difference in physiology / anatomy ....
Good luck finding something that works ... no good riding in pain ... gotta get it right or you might not spend as much time in the saddle ....
R/
'Chop
I haven't had joint replacement or anything ... but, I have found the 'mini apes' comfortable on the twisty roads and the super slab alike ... I'm 6'4" so might be a difference in physiology / anatomy ....
Good luck finding something that works ... no good riding in pain ... gotta get it right or you might not spend as much time in the saddle ....
R/
'Chop
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I got to tell yah Im a 100% ape guy, however the stock FLD bars a so dang comfortable.
Yes for me they could be a hair wider to make an exact fit.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skatera...in/photostream
Actually the stock bars also fit the overall stance of the bike real nice.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skatera...in/photostream
Sometimes we have what we need and dont know it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skatera...in/photostream
Yes for me they could be a hair wider to make an exact fit.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skatera...in/photostream
Actually the stock bars also fit the overall stance of the bike real nice.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skatera...in/photostream
Sometimes we have what we need and dont know it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skatera...in/photostream
Last edited by perryross; Oct 9, 2011 at 08:07 AM.
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I had the 10" OEM mini apes for bout a year. They were ok, but just didn't really suit me on long rides either. I had ridden drag bars on risers when I was younger so I tried some 31" wide, 10" high Tbars. I love um, way more comfortable than the apes. You hand positions are different and the arm twists different. Feel like I have more controll. My arms are so long I kinda wished I had just gotten 8" high ones but the 10" are still very comfortable, just my arms are bent some where I kinda like havin um straightened out a bit.
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I had the 10" OEM mini apes for bout a year. They were ok, but just didn't really suit me on long rides either. I had ridden drag bars on risers when I was younger so I tried some 31" wide, 10" high Tbars. I love um, way more comfortable than the apes. You hand positions are different and the arm twists different. Feel like I have more controll. My arms are so long I kinda wished I had just gotten 8" high ones but the 10" are still very comfortable, just my arms are bent some where I kinda like havin um straightened out a bit.