1996 Kona Cinder Cone

[bold stelvis]

used to run 2.5" Azonic risers in a velocity stem

cromo or alloy stem?

honestly when I tried to get the supercross bars in, it felt like there was no way on earth it was ever gonna fit through (and I'm used to trying to finaggle bars through quill stems on the road bike) - not even close

would live to know what the secret sauce is if you managed this!

for ref - bars like these - not very extreme

 

[mk one]

cromo or alloy stem?

honestly when I tried to get the supercross bars in, it felt like there was no way on earth it was ever gonna fit through (and I'm used to trying to finaggle bars through quill stems on the road bike) - not even close

would live to know what the secret sauce is if you managed this!

for ref - bars like these - not very extreme

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Yeah, standard cromo stem.

Haven't had to do it since bitd, though still get smaller rise bars like the one above in now and again. When you get to the bend I twist them upside down while pushing, kind of like screwing them in, they then go past the first kink, then again for the second kink. It is easy to mark the bars though, but you can get it through without marking them. If you get it right the bars seem to go through effortlessly, almost falling past the kinks, as you know though, it can be a right struggle sometimes.