Hi,
So...after 7 years of different tours i think i realized why i keep having issues with my shoulders/arms. Handlebars width...
Did a small 400km ride over the weekend and it felt like i am riding wide, did some measuring and my Thorn bars are 60cm (end to end of each grip so i guess the actual bars are like 58cm or so) width as opposed to 44 on my roadie, measured my shoulders and i am 44cm.
No idea why i had Thorn (straight bars with ergo grips) bars so wide over all these years but i am guessing its not a very ideal setup.
What is your shoulder to bars width?
Any input from all you touring people?: )
Handlebar width on your touring bike.
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Re: Handlebar width on your touring bike.
Postby rowdyflat » Mon Apr 01, 2019 5:30 pm
I actually have wide shoulders and find roadie drop bars 44cm can feel too narrow and twitchy especially riding gravel.
I am changing one touring bike therefore to straight bars about 640. I agree ergon grips are the best.
The trend in mtbiking is super wide though with short stems ,which brings you back , 660 to 720 is OK but people go to nearly 800mm !!.
I am changing one touring bike therefore to straight bars about 640. I agree ergon grips are the best.
The trend in mtbiking is super wide though with short stems ,which brings you back , 660 to 720 is OK but people go to nearly 800mm !!.
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