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  • Road bars – how much difference does 2cm make?
  • stuartie_c
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    Road bars are usually measured centre-to-centre at the drops, right?

    Current bars (cast iron) are 42cm and I’m looking for a set of carbon ones. CRC have a couple of tasty deals in their sale BUT only available in 40 or 44cm.

    How much will I notice a difference of +/- 2cm?

    Posted 12 years ago
    aa
    Free Member

    Nowadays most bars are ctoc but not all!

    FWIW, I have a 38″ chest but like wide bars (44cm ctoc) as it opens the chest up and helps when climbing out the saddle. Personally, I find narrow bars a hinderance when climbing.

    Size does make a difference!

    Posted 12 years ago
    olie
    Free Member

    Measure your shoulder width not the width of the chest and gowith this dimension as your bar width.

    Simples.

    Posted 12 years ago
    cynic-al
    Free Member

    If you’re an mtb.er I’d go wide.

    Posted 12 years ago
    expiscator
    Free Member

    narrower bars fit through narrower spaces

    Posted 12 years ago
    druidh
    Free Member

    Wot Al says. The more I ride my MTBs, the more I wish I had wider road bars.

    Posted 12 years ago
    stuartie_c
    Free Member

    Cheers guys – I’ll take the plunge on the 44s.

    Posted 12 years ago
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