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08-22-17 | 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by valeriano

Hi,

I bought a new bike, but it comes with a super wide MTB riser bar. I'm used to 40cm wide bullhorns and riding with such a wide bar will be very uncomfortable.
I'm thinking about using a trekking bar on this new bike, but the narrowest I could find so far was a 58cm wide bar.

Anyone knows a trekking bar between 40 and 50cm?

Trekking bars that are 58cm wide will have controls that are probably 30-40cm apart. Your main grip area will be mostly where you like(40cm).
The remaining 18cm is equally split on each side and is measured at the widest point of the bends.

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