How wide are ur bars?
01-10-07, 02:25 AM
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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
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.
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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42 time trial bullhorns, kind of want some narrower ones though. i might get a 39 or 40 in the future
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
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, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by ieatrats
Mountain bike has unchopped flat bars 580mm wide
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.
. 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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Originally Posted by fix
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.
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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Originally Posted by Aeroplane
You just can't fly through the tight squeezes is all.
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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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
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?
01-10-07, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by fix
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, 04:55 PM
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My flats are 38cm and my drops are 40.
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