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Comfort 1st. What good are cams if you can't ride it. If you are comfortable on it now and just want bars for looks, then go with the cams.
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I was against apes or monkey bars on fairing bikes at first. I thought they were ugly and ridiculous looking and very impractical. Then maybe because I was seeing more of them they really started to grow on me and I liked the looks.
But I thought how the blood would run outta your arms and be very uncomfortable for touring and only good for looks ( which I had originally not liked ) and street/town riding.
Then I noticed a lot of geezers like me running them....and talked about how it made their backs feel better so I finally snapped and put a set of 12"ers on.
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Shoulda did this years ago ! As long as you keep them below your shoulders and have pullback for a little bend in your elbow they make a world of difference in comfort. No problems with arms going numb in the least and they put me in a more upright position that keeps my back straight and you can ride longer more comfortably ( you still want a little total upper body lean forward to keep all your weight off your butt ).Also being wider relaxes my neck muscles. Taller makes low speed manuavering easier.
I love them !
But I thought how the blood would run outta your arms and be very uncomfortable for touring and only good for looks ( which I had originally not liked ) and street/town riding.
Then I noticed a lot of geezers like me running them....and talked about how it made their backs feel better so I finally snapped and put a set of 12"ers on.
.Shoulda did this years ago ! As long as you keep them below your shoulders and have pullback for a little bend in your elbow they make a world of difference in comfort. No problems with arms going numb in the least and they put me in a more upright position that keeps my back straight and you can ride longer more comfortably ( you still want a little total upper body lean forward to keep all your weight off your butt ).Also being wider relaxes my neck muscles. Taller makes low speed manuavering easier.
I love them !
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 115
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From: Georgia
I was against apes or monkey bars on fairing bikes at first. I thought they were ugly and ridiculous looking and very impractical. Then maybe because I was seeing more of them they really started to grow on me and I liked the looks.
But I thought how the blood would run outta your arms and be very uncomfortable for touring and only good for looks ( which I had originally not liked ) and street/town riding.
Then I noticed a lot of geezers like me running them....and talked about how it made their backs feel better so I finally snapped and put a set of 12"ers on..
Shoulda did this years ago ! As long as you keep them below your shoulders and have pullback for a little bend in your elbow they make a world of difference in comfort. No problems with arms going numb in the least and they put me in a more upright position that keeps my back straight and you can ride longer more comfortably ( you still want a little total upper body lean forward to keep all your weight off your butt ).Also being wider relaxes my neck muscles. Taller makes low speed manuavering easier.
I love them !
But I thought how the blood would run outta your arms and be very uncomfortable for touring and only good for looks ( which I had originally not liked ) and street/town riding.
Then I noticed a lot of geezers like me running them....and talked about how it made their backs feel better so I finally snapped and put a set of 12"ers on.
.Shoulda did this years ago ! As long as you keep them below your shoulders and have pullback for a little bend in your elbow they make a world of difference in comfort. No problems with arms going numb in the least and they put me in a more upright position that keeps my back straight and you can ride longer more comfortably ( you still want a little total upper body lean forward to keep all your weight off your butt ).Also being wider relaxes my neck muscles. Taller makes low speed manuavering easier.
I love them !