What does a slit in scooter bars do?
5: Scooter Bar Slit The slit refers to the incision at the bottom of the downtube. This makes it possible for your clamp to stabilise the downtube on the fork. As a result, the height of the slit should be at least the height of the clamp.
What height should my scooter bars be?
Height: As a general rule of thumb scooter bars should sit around hip to waist height when standing on the deck. This is a great balance of comfort and performance. If bars are too far above the waist then the rider will have more difficulty in controlling the scooter and risk hitting their face on the cross bar.
How do I make my scooter bars higher?
Answer: Unfortunately, no. You could use an SCS, which would raise your bars 1.5-2 inches, but you’d have to cut off the slit, so you’d end up losing about the same amount you’d gain.
What are IHC bars?
IHC Stands for Integrated Hidden Compression. It is a lighter take on the HIC Compression design. Allowing you to run standard sized steel bars and aluminum bars. IHC is actually built into IHC specific forks and cannot be used on any industry standard sized fork tube.
Do you need a slit in scooter bars?
A slit is needed because without it the bars cannot compress and stay tight. The first thing you’re going to want to do is just cut the height you want your bars to be. HIC won’t raise the height of your bars, so cut them however tall you want them.
What is a scooter bar candy?
Chocolate Scooter Bar. A creamy chocolate center surrounded by artificially flavored fat free vanilla ice cream and cake crunch.
What do you need to know about scooter bars?
However, bar height also depends on your type of riding and preference. Shorter, smaller bars are often preferred for park tricks, whips and bri flips. This is why pro scooter bars tend to be lower than standard scooters. Street riders, however, often prefer higher bars for comfort.
What are the parts of a pro scooter?
Scooter parts for building a custom pro scooter 1 Deck 2 Fork 3 Headset 4 Wheels 5 Bars 6 Grips 7 Griptape 8 Clamp or compression system
What kind of clamps do I need for a pro scooter?
For clamps, oversized clamps fit oversized bars or aluminum bars. Standard-sized clamps fit standard-sized diameter bars. Another type of system is called SCS and this system includes both the clamping mechanism and the system that secures the bars. Headsets are common sizes and fit 99.9% of all decks.
What kind of compression does a scooter bar need?
However some compression choices require more maintenance than others, and aren’t always compatible with your bars. The most common compression systems are SCS, HIC and IHC. Scooter bars using IHC or HIC compression need a slit cut into the bar so the clamp can be tightened. SCS compression, though, shouldn’t have a slit.
What’s the difference between backsweep and back sweep bars?
Most bars with backsweep are just trying to put your hand in that natural position when riding. I have one bike with 10 degree backsweep richey bars and they’re fine but I wouldn;t rush out and replace all my others with them. I had always used roughly 690mm bars with a 10degree back sweep and found that OK.
What happens when you put your hand on a bar with backsweep?
If you lay your arm on your desk and look at how your hand naturally falls you’ll see that it will tend to not be at 90 degrees to your forearm. Most bars with backsweep are just trying to put your hand in that natural position when riding.
However, bar height also depends on your type of riding and preference. Shorter, smaller bars are often preferred for park tricks, whips and bri flips. This is why pro scooter bars tend to be lower than standard scooters. Street riders, however, often prefer higher bars for comfort.
What’s the difference between a sweep and a sweep?
The sweep will feel the same between different bars of the same sweep as the angle is the same by the time it gets to your hands but the amount of reach that get shortened will vary between bars of the same sweep (if the sweep starts in different places)… if that makes sense???