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Old 03-08-09 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by JeffS
You should be measuring reach to your hand position, not to the top of the bar.

There's a HUGE distance difference between bar top and hoods. There are plenty of online fit calculators that could get you headed in the right direction.
Thanks. I tried that, and thought I had it right. I guess I didn't.

Most of the online calculators don't specify whether they are assuming drop bars or flat bars, so I assumed they were assuming drop bars, if that assumption makes any sense.
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