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Old 08-16-17 | 08:56 AM
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trailflow1
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Originally Posted by canklecat
Looking at a photo of the Motobecane Fixie Record, the drop bars and brakes look pretty conventional.
To me, those handlebars look to have a very long reach maybe 110,120mm. Which is typical of bars on these cheap fixie type bikes. They are reject bars that nobody wants/buys. Their shape is also very odd. The drop looks kinda large maybe 135,140mm.

Try a shorter reach bar (compact bar), with a smaller drop. and more conventional curved shape. These will help with reaching the brake levers in the drops and the hoods.

Modern handlebars have a reach measurement of 70,85,90,100mmm and a drop of 125,130mm

If you change the bars be sure to get the correct size for your stem clamp. They will be either 26.0mm or 31.8mm

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