What bar Width are you Riding?
01-21-10, 06:59 AM
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Doesn't have as much to do with 'build' as it does shoulder width. Has absolutely nothing to do with height.. FWIW I ride 42s, c-c.
Edit:: I suppose bar width might be loosely correlated with height simply because a taller person will tend to have proportionately wider shoulders, but even there... there's a lot of variation.
Edit:: I suppose bar width might be loosely correlated with height simply because a taller person will tend to have proportionately wider shoulders, but even there... there's a lot of variation.
But when it was finally time to replace them, I went with 40cm ErgoSums and wow....definitely a "I should have done this years ago" moment.
And as an extra bonus: wrapping the handlebars has become infinitely easier.
(oh and I'm 6' 2")
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01-21-10, 07:10 AM
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I ride a 40 cm in all 3 of my bikes. Seriously wished 38 cm were more popular with more choices as it is what I would get given the chance.
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01-21-10, 07:39 AM
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Im 6' 2" and I have 42cm Cinelli Vai Over sized bars. They are very comfortable. btw they are measured center to center. Its important to know how they are measured when buying bars
01-21-10, 10:55 AM
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Yup. It's a Scattante Race with Ultegra group and Kysurium (sp?) wheels. Specs say 50 cm Forte bars. I gotta measure them tonight.
01-21-10, 11:54 AM
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Hello,
pls bear with me as i am noob to road cycling. I read on a article about handlebar sizing that the right bar fit for drops is to add +2cm to your chest measurements. So my question is, how do you measure your chest? Is it from the tip of your shoulder?
pls bear with me as i am noob to road cycling. I read on a article about handlebar sizing that the right bar fit for drops is to add +2cm to your chest measurements. So my question is, how do you measure your chest? Is it from the tip of your shoulder?
01-21-10, 02:37 PM
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just measure your shoulders, clavicle to clavicle and that's it.
01-21-10, 02:40 PM
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I use 42cm on my touring bike, I think what may be a 44 on my road bike, My mountain HB go to 48-50cm
01-21-10, 02:40 PM
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Using a 44 and got a 46 for the new bike. I'm 6' with long arms (6'3" span) and prefer wide bars for back comfort and control. My mtn bike bars are 700mm wide (around 27").
01-21-10, 05:42 PM
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That must be a misprint. A Scattante Race is not a touring bike and unless someone at Performance was smoking something the day they spec'd the bike, there's no way they'd have equipped it with 50cm handlebars. The norm for road bikes is 40, 42, and 44cm bars depending on size. Aftermarket bars and some women's specific bars are wider and narrower respectively but in general, you'll only see those three sizes on a stock bike. 50cm is way above and beyond that range.
01-21-10, 05:55 PM
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I've owned bikes with anywhere from 44 cm to 40 cm wide bars. I prefer 44 cm wide for road racing, but narrower is better for tight crits. And I'm building up a dedicated TT bike and it will have 40 cm bars. Seriously, bar width is just about the least important dimension on a bike.
01-21-10, 10:27 PM
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6ft, 44cm. I settled on 44s cause I liked them and then found out during a fitting that my shoulders are exactly 44cm wide.
01-21-10, 11:20 PM
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01-21-10, 11:34 PM
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5'10" , 40cm
I have 42cm on my cross bike, and I like that I have more leverage to throw the bike while out of the saddle. I think that fter 6 years of riding on 40's I'll switch to 42s. This is really big for me.
I have 42cm on my cross bike, and I like that I have more leverage to throw the bike while out of the saddle. I think that fter 6 years of riding on 40's I'll switch to 42s. This is really big for me.