Handlebar woes
07-04-07, 04:10 AM
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Handlebar woes
I like the short reach of my EA70s, and I like the bars in general. Except when I stand to accelerate in the drops (hands on the straight anatomic part) and pull on the bar I force my lower forearms against the bent portion of the top, above. As a result, my inner arms are a bit bruised a couple of inches up from the wrist, from grinding against the bar. Anyone else experience this? Did you solve it by getting a bar with more flare? I'm thinking of swapping mine out for a K-Force Anatomic.
07-04-07, 06:15 AM
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Not having that problem, but this bar by Deda has a weird 45 degree bend rather than the std bend from the tops towards the drops. Enlarge the pic to see. I'm trying it now and it feels ok except for the reach which for me is too long.
https://www.downtube.com/Deda_Spectru...ectrum_31.html
https://www.downtube.com/Deda_Spectru...ectrum_31.html
07-04-07, 08:15 AM
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Ok, I'm gonna tag along here instead of starting another thread. Does anyone have the FSA wing pro compact bars? What do you think of them? Pictures would be great. 
