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Old 11-02-18 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Sy Reene
I've never heard that height is any kind of determinant for selecting or basing a handlebar width decision Those GCN interviewees are mostly all pretty small in stature.. I'd want to know their dress shirt sizes.
You are right. Height is not a determinant. I am of the school that shoulder width is a bogus barometer of bar width as well. If anatomy is a determinant of bar width, why are average size guys on uber wide handlebars on mtb's? Leverage and balance...not what lines up with your shoulders.

https://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/a...h-issue-34169/
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