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01-10-07 | 02:25 AM

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ms.gio

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I ride with 39cm wide Syntace Stratos 200 on my bike. They're quite comfy.

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01-10-07 | 02:33 AM

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46. Flat bars w/ bar ends.

01-10-07 | 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by wildbird

44-46cm - I am 6ft - 185lbs, resonably fit - used to ride on 40s and 42s. Much better breathing, and also to some extend control of the bike. Love the 44cm bullhorns from nashbar - the best on single speed

I assume you mean the Nashbar tt bars? Yeah, they're probably great for someone who's 6'. However, I'm only 5'4" and even though I ride them at present, they're definitely too wide for me.

01-10-07 | 07:30 AM

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I ride an old pair of road bars. 34 to the best of my knowledge. They are the most narrow drops I have seen and I love them to death cause I can fit through anything.

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01-10-07 | 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by CF4L

I ride an old pair of road bars. 34 to the best of my knowledge. They are the most narrow drops I have seen and I love them to death cause I can fit through anything.

Nitto makes B123s in 34cm...i almost bought them at the shop i got the 36s.

01-10-07 | 08:05 AM

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Nitto B125 (shallow drops) 38cm.... risers 42.4cm..... bull horns 42 cm.

01-10-07 | 08:47 AM

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36cm drops
37cm risers
37cm bullhorns

01-10-07 | 08:47 AM

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jeac

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42 time trial bullhorns, kind of want some narrower ones though. i might get a 39 or 40 in the future

01-10-07 | 08:58 AM

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~38 risers

01-10-07 | 10:00 AM

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shishi

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36/38 track drops 38 road bars

01-10-07 | 10:16 AM

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I measure something like 44 cm at shoulder. I use a variety of bar widths.
44cm - geared roadie
42cm - fixie with road drops (my favorite width for drop bars -feels narrowish for my size, but not too narrow)
40cm - track drops
way wide (easily > 50cm) - ssmtb with riser bar

01-10-07 | 10:46 AM

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lymbzero

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42 drops
67 for trials.

Although 38-40 would be nice on drops.

01-10-07 | 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ieatrats

Mountain bike has unchopped flat bars 580mm wide

I guess this is all relative to the type of riding you're doing, but you'd be totally out of luck on 50% of the singletrack I ride. 58cm is way too wide to fit through the gaps in the trees around here. My post is unrelated to SSFG riding.

01-10-07 | 10:59 AM

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I'm running 40cm b123's. I like the look of the b123's when they are smaller, but they are just way too small for me. I have big shoulders

. I run my drops most of the time.

My flat bars are 34cm. I like them small. They suck for climbing though.

01-10-07 | 11:02 AM

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BS. The terrain (at least treewise) is pretty similar in both our areas, and I run uncut Mary bars which are 640mm end to end, and I don't have too many problems. You just can't fly through the tight squeezes is all.

38cm road drops now, I haven't had a chance to ride on them yet though.

01-10-07 | 01:32 PM

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You just can't fly through the tight squeezes is all.

That's what I'm saying. It's a preference, so there's no sense arguing about it.

01-10-07 | 01:42 PM

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25"/63.5 cm risers on snow bike, 53 cm flats on commuter, 42 cm road bars

01-10-07 | 01:44 PM

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Fixxxie

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42 Oval Bullhorn
It seems to be narrow enough to fit through most tight spots I get in and feels just fine with my shoulder width. Its also about exactly the same as whatever the bars are on my Cyclo Cross bike so it feels similar

01-10-07 | 04:02 PM

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on this subject: i'm looking into getting new bars and want to go with slim bullhorns/tt bars. nitto seems to be the best brand for the money, but as far as i've seen they only make drop bars in 36-38cm. should i just buy narrow drop bars and saw them off?