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Old 09-14-06 | 07:09 AM
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And more on-topic... settling on a comfortable width is a really good first step towards making sure your bar setup is properly dialed in. There seems to be a general tendency to buy the narrowest pista bars available and stick them on the steepest drop stem available. While this certainly doesn't work for me, it does look nice. I doubt any set of bars - regardless of shape - will be particularly comfy if the width isn't working for you.

Anyhoo, it might behoove you to bring your bike to a shop that has experience fitting riders and get someone you trust to watch you ride. Everything is interconnected on a bike, and pretty much any style of bar can be made comfortable if your stem length, saddle height/position/fore/aft/etc, bar width, crank length, etc, are all working together to put you in a comfortable position.

That said, you're going to be hard pressed to beat the comfort of ergo road drops with brake hoods.
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