Originally Posted by
Big Paulie
For me, 44 Noodles are it. 46's made my pinkie fingers go numb. And, I think the handling is a bit better with the 44's. The 46's felt so wide that my bike was nervous, but quicker steering might be what you are after.
I rode 46's for almost a year, and 44's for two years, so my observations aren't snap decisions.
Use the ones that came on the bikes.
On the MTB- about 6 years ago I changed to riser bars . Flats are normally around 24" and these riser bars were 27". Felt wierd at first but now whenever I jump on the Kona with flats- They are very twitchy.