Originally Posted by
fietsbob
26 will be fine, if you are strong and fast to be racing at the highest level,
then the other oversize stuff may matter..
But by then You are paid to ride stuff rather than buying it out of your own pocket.
OTOH, you have a 31.8 stem you can always shim to use the smaller handlebars.
I still race on 26.0 bars. Not exactly at the highest levels though. Maybe that's what's holding me back?