Originally Posted by
Steve B.
If a production road bike, not unusual for the manufacturer to skimp on the wheels. Thus I often find I need new wheels. I have had to swap h-bars, manufacturers seem to think a 6’ rider uses a 42cm wide bar, I end up with a new 46. Saddle of course, to what I m comfortable on my other bikes, as well SPD pedals.
The trend in the pro peloton, which includes many 6-footers, is to narrower bars. In fact, the governing body, the UCI, recently revised their handlebar standard to prohibit road bike handlebars narrower than 35 cm. (Riders had been going even narrower for a while.)