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Old 08-22-12 | 02:11 PM
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sprince
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Originally Posted by Al Criner
Velo Orange has a tradtional curve bar with 115mm reach, 125 mm drop.
Those look nice. The reported 395gm weight is fairly heavy for any bar, maybe more than some steel bars. Will have to compare those in size and weight to some of the ancient ones in my parts bin. I am curious about the reasoning behind the compact bar trend. A reach of 115mm isn't exactly radical. Modern 31mm bars seem to all be in the 70-90mm range, which is less than the width of my palms. Is this because of UCI regulations (no more than 5cm beyond axle), weight savings or something else?
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