Originally Posted by
LUCAS
Thanks for your response. I guess what I am asking is this: what is the norm for handlebar width on hardtails? My chest is about 43cm, hence the 44cm size on my roadbike handlebar.
What reference point do you mountainbikers look at in sizing your handlebar width? For roadbikers, it is shoulder/chest width.
I don't think there's a standard for MTB.
I ride 42 CTC on my road bike.
62 on my MTB and I have barends. My bar must've been about 65-66 stock. When I have a headwind and riding on the barends is the only time I wish I had a narrower bar. I don't ever wish it was wider.