Originally Posted by yzfrr11
48cm? Wow! Why do you want such a wide bar? Go with the narrowest bar that you can get comfortable on - you catch more air with you arms splayed that far apart - like an airplane. Marty Nothstein uses 42cm and he is 6'3" 215 lbs!
Try to go narrower - try a 44cm - you'll be faster and happier.
Thanks for your post. 46cm is the narrowest I can be comfortable (almost) on.
I understand that narrower is better than lower for aerodynamics (although the wider bars let me go lower than I could with narrow bars). But I was really uncomfortable with the narrow bars......I have broad shoulders (even 46cm seems too narrow).
Although the wideness may slow me down a little....It makes spinning out of the saddle waaaaaay easier because the wide bars let me control the lateral movemnt of the frame when I am pedaling hard and/or fast.
Most of the time I am an out-of the saddle climber....I just can't stand going slow up hills (agonizing).