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Old 08-16-16 | 03:20 AM
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Bikes: Giant ToughRoad Giant talon

Originally Posted by canklecat
My hybrid's bars are 62cm wide and still feel too wide to me. But I'm accustomed to road bike drop bars.

I know the conventional wisdom holds that narrower bars are twitchier, but I find it just the opposite. The problem with wider bars is any slight input translates to much more steering effect.
That's exactly my experience. It's goes completely against the concepts of leverage but there you have it. Park tool even sells a cutting guide so it's obviously being done an a wholesale basis.
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