Originally Posted by
NWS Alpine
The bar covering the front hub is awful way of doing it. Considering how you can have almost 20mm reach difference from one bar to another you need to adjust the stem size to match. The reach to the hoods is all that matters and then if you can go into the drops without discomfort.
I agree the old wives' tale of bar covering the front hub is not a hard and fast rule. But like other guidelines, it gets you in the neighborhood.... a good starting point if nothing else.
Kinda like KOPS.