Been following this thread. I'm looking for new bars also. Has anyone tried the Brown Bars? Have some real world riding? Fatdogx You spoke about cutting down the Next Level bar? I get that shoulder pinch pain discomfort whatever. I have tried 7" 5" still have it. How differnt is the pullback on the Next Bar from the Pro Taper? finding the Pro Taper specs is a hard find. I also heard that Next Bars are weak and bend easy has anyone seen that? I was hopping to get to some shows this year to try some out with the cancels, haven't made one. So looking for some more options before pulling the trigger.
Yup, cutting each end of the Next Level Fly bars does tend to help with shoulder pinch, I've done it and I have heard of others doing it. I typically cut about 3/4" off each end, which brings brings your hands / arms just ever so slightly closer to each other.
The "pull back" on the Next Level bars are basically less pull back and are a tick straighter. If you do a search on here, you should come across a thread where I have comparisons between the stock Pro Taper and the Fly Next Level Bars.
As far as the Next Level Bars being "weak" I really cannot comment on that??? I've had about 4 sets and never had an issue.
This year, I'm going to try the stock Pro Taper "low" bars for the first trip or two and give them a try. If I don't like them, I'll probably being going with another set of Next Level Bars.