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I agree with this.
Coming from trials I run them higher than normal maybe but I had tried lower and it's always the sensation of leaning down and your hands roiling over the top.
Few pictures of some of the worlds best just to show you a rough angle. The picture of Tomac is a good example of being over the back yet still be able to reach the controls.
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Tom13
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Thanks for this, if not just to see some nice machinery.
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To be honest I think it’s since owning a trials bike that has set in stone the high lever thing.
Initially when riding that fold in the wrist when stood up seems all wrong…especially when you watch Bret Tkacs or Llel Pavey or someone describing about the triangle, or forearm/hand position.
But yea, it really isn’t a problem, your wrists are bent, but bearing in mind that your core and legs hold as much of the stability as possible, really there shouldn’t be much downward pressure on the hands.
He says, deathgripping the fucker up and down stoney climbs.
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Lots of conflicting advice with this. Bret Tkacs on his vids on taller riders will recommend a lower angle. Others do too depending on what you ride.
However, like above, I put my DR levers quite high, so when I am ass-back standing my hands are flat and not angled at the wrists.