Curious about how wide people like their bars. Im running some pretty narrow bars and in a way i like it. I feel like i can fit between cars and stuff better but at the same time theyre a little twitchy feeling at times. Theyre 36cm drops

I dont know off hand how narrow they are, but they are really narrow. my shoulders are way wider and im a tiny dude.

What kind of bars are you talking here... flats/risers, drops, horns.. or it doesn't matter?

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

Well in my first post i said i had drops...but whatever you running, im interested to know the width of them.

38cm bullhorns. I'm happy with them.

my drops are 40cm, and my risers are... huh, actually i'm not sure since i cut them, i'll check tomorrow.

EDIT: i dont often ride through heavy traffic, but when i do 40 is about as wide as i would want to go...

oh, mine are drops.

this thread is stupid. different types of riding require different types of bars. vis a vis the traffic argument, the shoulders are generally the limiting factor, not the bars.

Then dont post.

word!
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+1 just to be annoying

I am 6ftish with broad shoulders and ride 44cm Bullhorns, 46cm Soma Tracks, and some fairly wide (50?) riser bars. (depending on the conditions. Right now its cold and slippery so I have the risers for a more upright, monstertruckish feel)

I don't doubt that you feel that way, but - unless you are a very petite guy or gal - it more than likely isn't the case.

42 nitto bullhorns. My road fit says I should be riding a 40, and I do when I throw on drops. Generally I find 38 the most comfortable to be honest.

--Aaron

42 nitto noodles. Wide is good! I have a new set of 44 noodles that were supposed to go on my other bike but I'm thinking now that I might put them on the fg instead.

36cm chopped flat bars w/MTB bar ends. Comfy.

48cm Salsa Bell Lap cyclocross bars

40 cm deda pista drops

risers chopped to 39 cm (but I might take them down to 36 or 37 if I ever get around to buying a pipe cutter)

I just grab the stem with both hands.

42 is as narrow as I'd ever go.

I like to keep most of my bars pretty narrow, although there is something to be said for some nice wide riser bars.
As far as the argument of shoulder width versus handlebar width, I can move my body around to get through tight spaces a lot easier than my handlebars.
If you catch your bars on something (tree, car, etc), it's a lot worse than brushing it with your arm.

Ha ha ha, all us reasonable people replied to a post with "ur" in the title.

Mountain bike has unchopped flat bars 580mm wide, rain bike has 580mm risers, road bike has 42 cm bullhorns. Sometimes I take the grips off and put my hands right beside the stem, and I can squeeze through traffic narrower than my shoulders or my hips. Most of the time I'm limited by my body that has a 44" chest, c-c.

42.

I am 52cm at the shoulder and I am comfortable between 38cm and 42cm

Thanks for the responses. It was interesting to see the variety of width choices.
When i said they feel twitchy sometimes i should have said that that's only while standing up and cranking hard. I like em otherwise.