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Help me fix Habanero mt bike?
Several years ago I bought a Habanero mt bike.
I bought a 17 inch frame which I think in retrospect was a bit small for me I have plenty of adjustability in the seat height..... but where I find it really uncomfortable is in my handlebar height and the "reach" to the bars. My bars need to be higher......and farther forward towards front wheel. Can I just replace the neck on this bike to solve this problem? Isn't there something called a riser neck..... that angles at say 120 degs....and will allow greater reach and height? My current neck is at 90 degs If yes..... are BOA necks a good brand to get? If yes... any advice on what model BOA to get? Any and ALL advice will be appreciated as I have a VERY high quality bike just setting unused cause its uncomfortable to ride. Thanks in advance! |
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Several years ago I bought a Habanero mt bike.
I bought a 17 inch frame which I think in retrospect was a bit small for me I have plenty of adjustability in the seat height..... but where I find it really uncomfortable is in my handlebar height and the "reach" to the bars. My bars need to be higher......and farther forward towards front wheel. Can I just replace the neck on this bike to solve this problem? Isn't there something called a riser neck..... that angles at say 120 degs....and will allow greater reach and height? My current neck is at 90 degs If yes..... are BOA necks a good brand to get? If yes... any advice on what model BOA to get? Any and ALL advice will be appreciated as I have a VERY high quality bike just setting unused cause its uncomfortable to ride. Thanks in advance! Yup, you can get a longer stem and/or one with a greater rise. You can also look for a pair of riser handlebars if you're currently running flat bars. That said, you may not be all that fond of how the bike handles with the new hardware on it. Or, you could sell the Hab and buy a bike that fits. You'd certainly take a $$ hit, but it's you'd have a bike that fits. Oh, and buy from a shop. Habs are great, but if you don't know how to get a bike that fits, don't buy mail order. As for specific brands of parts, until you get the fit dialed, get the cheapest stuff you can find. Once you know what lengths and rises you like, then buy spendy stuff. The Profile BOA is a perfectly adequate, if ugly, stem. I've had one on one of my bikes for two years with no trouble at all. Cheers, -Andrew |
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Yup, you can get a longer stem and/or one with a greater rise. You can also
look for a pair of riser handlebars if you're currently running flat bars. Im pretty sure they are flat bars. So a set of riser handlebars might be an easier better fix than changing stem out huh? Any specific recommendations of a GOOD quality set of riser bars to buy? That said, you may not be all that fond of how the bike handles with the new hardware on it. True. Or, you could sell the Hab and buy a bike that fits. You'd certainly take a $$ hit, but it's you'd have a bike that fits. Yeah I thought of that as well.... just sell the bike take my loss and buy another bike. Actually my main form of riding is commuting to work.....so a Hab cross bike might be a better "type" of bike for that huh? |
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No, swapping out a stem is much easier than installing a new handlebar. Ahh yes..... you are right. Thanks for head up! How long a commute? Have you tried skinny "road-type" tires on your current bike? Swap that stem, change those tires, enjoy your bike. Not very far commute really And yes.... you are right i should just take it to LBS and have them do it Problem is Id have to take it to St Louis which is a two hr drive south of here. I live in very small town with no LBS Do you have any advice on what brand/model stem to tell local LBS to try/use? This is a VERY high quality bike...and I don't wanna cheap out and put a cheap stem on it. Plus.... do you think the LBS will give me any credit for my old stem? Also..... have any rough idea what it might cost to have LBS do everything? |
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Have you contacted Mark Hickey at Habanero? He would be more than happy to
advise you, I'm sure. Nope..... haven't yet. Hoped maybe he'd see this and chime in. If not..... Il email him direct with some pics of my bike so he can "see" what Im talkin abt. G At any rate... i wanted to get some opinions on how best fix the problem first. |
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Longer stem and spacers with do.
I MTB 2004 |
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wrote:
Have you contacted Mark Hickey at Habanero? He would be more than happy to advise you, I'm sure. Nope..... haven't yet. Hoped maybe he'd see this and chime in. MMmmmmm... it could happen! ;-) If not..... Il email him direct with some pics of my bike so he can "see" what Im talkin abt. G At any rate... i wanted to get some opinions on how best fix the problem first. Of course, we'll be more than happy to help work out any fit issues. If you have a general idea of what kind of changes you need to make, the following chart should be very useful to determine the stem you need to put the bars right where you want 'em... http://www.habcycles.com/fitting.html To use it, you just plot your current stem on the chart, go up and/or back and forth how ever far you want to move them, and then pick the closest stem to the intersecting point to get there. FWIW, I ride a "urbanized" MTB probably 5,000 miles a year in the Phoenix area and find it works out very well. Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame |
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