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[Closed] Wider bar similar effect as longer stem?

 Earl
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Got a 80mm stem with 620mm wide bars on at the moment and it's a bit cramped (tbh bike is probably a bit small). Would getting wider bars be similar to getting a longer stem?

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Posted : 20/03/2011 9:53 pm
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If you think the bike is too small anyway, wider bars will increase the chances of your knees hitting your hands on tight turns.
A longer stem would be a better way to compensate for too short a top tube.


 
Posted : 20/03/2011 10:05 pm
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Both cured it for me, get wider bars if you think you're grips aren't wider than your shoulders.


 
Posted : 20/03/2011 11:57 pm