Originally Posted by
ilovecycling
The 42 Ergonovas that came on my R3 feel a bit narrow to me. This is something that has been bothering me since I bought it, but I have no real way of knowing if they are actually too narrow. I guess it just feels as if I don't have enough side-to-side leverage on the bars. I notice it most when I'm climbing or sprinting.
The only thing I have to compare to is the 2010 Trek 2.3 I recently sold to get the Cervelo. Those bars felt wider or easier to leverage when climbing. I don't know what size they were, however, and I don't know how Bontrager measures their bars.
The other thing is I went from Shimano 105 to Sram Rival. The shape or angle of the hoods might have something to do with it, but I really don't know.
That's because they are narrow. Ergonovas are measured from the bottom of the drops which are flared. The tops are about 2cm shorter than a size 42 c-t-c. I found this out the hard way buying online and had to ship them back to pbk for an exchange. The 44cm I got is perfect, 42cm on the tops.