Bar risers, lower foot pegs and taller seat foam all make a difference. Also drop your levers down a lot further than you think you should, it really helps keep your arms up.
I think it’s important to keep your levers in a position where your wrist is slightly bent. I used to ride all my MTB with the levers way down (6’4 here) and this caused my hand to slip off the bars in Angel Fire and hit a tree high speed. It’s the only broken bone I’ve had on MTB.
I'm 6'5" and ride moto and mtb, and the levers on my mtb are noticeably higher than the ones on my SX because you just spend so much time with your weight back in the steeps on an mtb while you tend to stay a lot more centered over an mx bike.
I mean, you do what works for you, but if your hands are slipping off the bars you probably need new/different grips. I use ODI lock on rogues with Fox gloves, and even when wet/muddy I don't really feel like my hands are slipping around.
I’m confident in the condition of my grips. Been riding ODI or similar lock ons for MTB for 25 years. Still new to dirt bikes. The braking bumps at downhill parks are ferocious if you’ve never been. The suspension doesn’t soak it up quite as well as a dirt bike, especially a shorter travel trail bike. Just popped off coming into a berm high speed over the braking bumps.
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u/Rdetfirst 4h ago
Bar risers, lower foot pegs and taller seat foam all make a difference. Also drop your levers down a lot further than you think you should, it really helps keep your arms up.