Picked up this new to me Aventon put some Grand Prix 5000 tires on and it rides real good but feels like I got too much weight on my arms after 20 minutes. What bars you recommend?
by No-Wrangler-8301
Picked up this new to me Aventon put some Grand Prix 5000 tires on and it rides real good but feels like I got too much weight on my arms after 20 minutes. What bars you recommend?
by No-Wrangler-8301
21 Comments
Id try some bars with a bit of back sweep. Also that frame is probably too big for you.
Shorter stem or BMX bars to get you more upright. Or both. Although your setup looks pretty relaxed
I recommend you to strengthen your core and, and use it to maintain yourself straight instead of supporting yourself with your arms.
Also, the bike seems way too big for you, so it could be too long for you which is ruining your fit even more
I’m putting grips on those things first and that would help
Strengthen yoself
b4 you wreck yoself
Hard to tell but those bars look pretty narrow. Get wider bars with some back sweep maybe.
just get better bro ez.
you can try higher rise or more backsweep too though
Having more hand positions available may help, I rarely run flat bars because only having that one hand position kind of blows. Drops or bullhorns give you plenty more options.
I had this problem for awhile because of the angle of my seat.Not the height but the angle. It was my wrists that were taking all the strain and impact though.My seat was leaned forward a decent amount and it just put a lot of stress on my wrists. Your seat angle looks fine to me but how tall are you? Try raising your seat maybe?
Sometimes wider bars are just a fad and not ergonomic. I tried wide bars and had the same problem. Switched back to my narrow short bars and problem solved
I can tell by your seat post the frame is too big for you.
You’re too stretched out and holding yourself up with your arms, but thing you could do is swap that seat post for a zero setback and get a shorter stem.
Other than that, it’s a new frame
Edit: move that seat as far forward as possible if you spent all your money, plan on upgrading though.
Get some foot straps at least please & grips…. The more I look the more I find wrong
Maybe some grips would be a nice start
Skill issue/work out
Higher risers. Your arms will be chillin. The mtb brand SPANK has some high ones that I plan on gettin for build I’ve been slackin’ on haha 😅. You can find that brand on Amazon too. Which when I did, I was surprised haha.
Looks like a case on handlebar.
A bit of frame size too.
I don’t know if people know this but while riding a bike, your weight should never rest on your wrist, the core is supposed to be holding the weight.
I reccommend Nice comphy grips to hgelp cusion the ride.
grips would help alot
I didn’t know arm fatigue was a thing.
No one else said it yet, so… Level your saddle before you replace anything. You have the nose pointing down, which will shift your weight off of the saddle and onto your arms. After you’ve done that, you might need a shorter stem, or a taller dt, or a shorter and taller stem to adjust your reach. If that doesn’t help, you may need a smaller frame. If you have a place locally that does bike fitting, it would be worth spending a few bucks to get fitted to your bike.
a 52cm-54cm frame with the saddle that low just screams “I like to be able to touch the ground at stops”
Bontrager isozone bars. There a little Mateo I think 640mm but they are super comfortable and you can find them super cheap on eBay.