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2 QuestionsBiker Boy
Jan 4, 2004 7:04 AM
Hi Guys & Girls

My first question is I was thinking about chaning my riser bar to a flat bar, cause the flat bar would be a couple of inch lower would this mean I would have to do anything to the cables??

Second question I have 2 26x1.8 tyres on my bike I was thinking about buying a 2.10 for the rear. Would I have to get a 2.10 for the front aswell or would this just put me at adisadvangte??

Thanks a lot

Ian
Fairly certain that since you're ...fred³
Jan 4, 2004 7:28 AM
shortening the distance the cables have to travel that you will not have to change them and from all the reports I've read and experiences related here it is best to run the bigger/wider tire in front, not the rear. If you do run a bigger in front you don't have to run one in back. If I was going to run a bigger one in back I'd have it match the back one, but hey maybe you'll start a new trend.
re: 2 QuestionsWraith
Jan 4, 2004 10:18 AM
Running a thinner tire in the rear is find. I run a 1.9 in the rear and a 2.1 up front. You want the tire with more bite up front anyway, better control.
re: 2 QuestionsWraith
Jan 4, 2004 11:31 AM
Running a thinner tire in the rear is find. I run a 1.9 in the rear and a 2.1 up front. You want the tire with more bite up front anyway, better control.
 


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