Originally Posted by
cccorlew
You know you can't find an answer here, right?
For example, my experience is the opposite of
hsh101 and we are about the same height. I bought a 52cm Roubaix that came with 42's. They were just ungainly and awkward. I swapped to 40's and all is well.
Thanks for all the input
I feel better on the bars
But that being said it is probably getting used to them but still not feeling they are right
Feel pulling in back below shoulder blades as if reaching to squeeze to bar width
Hands and wrists seem to roll out away from hoods as if trying to go to natural wider position (i.e. 40cm)
Hands, wrists and forearms angle in and not in straight line with hoods
Are hoods adjustable so that they can be moved outwards a bit?
Wonder if I am really in between 38cm and 40cm so much like overall bike size you go smaller and build up from there (or adjust hoods outwards a bit)