Originally Posted by
ColonelJLloyd
I believe it is, Jim. That's how I measure them. It's just important to note any significant differences in the width throughout the bend, such as with a randonneur bar. I measure center-to-center at the bar end openings.
Road bars are customarily measured at the end of the bar. But not all manufacturers measure c-c. Most notably TTT and Deda (and probably others) measure outside to outside, so their bars measure 23.8mm (the diameter of the bar) narrower than, say, a Nitto of the same nominal width.
SP
Bend, OR
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