Originally Posted by blakcloud

Yes, and my FSA Metropolis bars are 68 cm and my Map/Ahearne bars are 61 cm. There is a reason mountain bikes and hybrids have flat bars which I already tried to explain.

Because reaching for the brake hoods past the bar becomes the problem. It is not just height that is the problem but reach. He could purchase the Crust bar that is 66.6 cm which is drop bar but it still won't fix the reach problem and he wouldn't be using the bar for its intended purpose. With a flat bar he could even use bar ends to make it more comfortable.