Originally Posted by genericbikedude
this thread is stupid. different types of riding require different types of bars. vis a vis the traffic argument, the shoulders are generally the limiting factor, not the bars.
Originally Posted by mcatano
I don't doubt that you feel that way, but - unless you are a very petite guy or gal - it more than likely isn't the case.
Ha ha ha, all us reasonable people replied to a post with "ur" in the title.
Mountain bike has unchopped flat bars 580mm wide, rain bike has 580mm risers, road bike has 42 cm bullhorns. Sometimes I take the grips off and put my hands right beside the stem, and I can squeeze through traffic narrower than my shoulders or my hips. Most of the time I'm limited by my body that has a 44" chest, c-c.