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06-05-17 | 11:51 PM

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ARPRINCE

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Bikes: 2021 Tern Verge X11 + Cannondale 2016 CAAD12 eTap + 2011 Synapse Alloy 5 Ultegra

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Originally Posted by Marcus_Ti

Depends on if your fit is such that you benefit/like having the hoods/brakes/shifting controls an extra 3CM away (AKA 1.2+"). I have a set (of look-a-likes*) on my roadie, and to make it work, I needed a shorter stem. Which the shorter stem makes the tops/hooks closer as well.

*Being such a strange geometry, I wasn't going to spend $300USD on a bar that might not have worked....and trust-me that bar was tested all winter long on the stationary trainer with out of the saddle sprints before it saw any actual road riding.

I remember asking you about the Aeronova before I decided to get one. I did get a shorter stem (80mm vs 100mm) as well. Great handlebar!

Last edited by ARPRINCE; 06-08-17 at 08:23 AM.

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