Bar width

[legrandefromage]

680mm cut down motorbike bars


Grrrrrrreat!

 

[player]

I remember in about 89/90 the trend was to go as narrow as possable,crazy on the techy descents.

 

[kaytronika]

Left my new flat bar at it's full 600mm width

Having used Brahma bars in the past, then moving on to drop bars I couldn't go back to something narrow.

Unfortunately on the flat bar the excess unused bar looks a bit sparse.
I think I need some bar ends.

 

[Steve Kish]

530 on hybrid and 540 on off-road, both with bar ends.

 

[taffy]

22" (560) or wider if possibele.

Wider bars offer more fine control and more leverage - narrower ones offer faster responses (though feel too twitchy to me) - wider bars will also allow easier breathing and place lass strain on your shoulder blades and upper back muscles. though this is horses for courses and your personal preference/comfort may vary!

In the late 90's i have a great set of X lite Xpert flat aluminium bars at a honking 25" wide - perfect and do you think i can find them now grrr.

I remember in the early 90's the trend was for narrower bars as they were lighter, though Steve Worland used to rant on about wanting a nice full width 23" bar for more control

 

[xizang]

I use 685mm (riser) bars, have been since the mid 90's.
I tried narrow flat bars but they're just too uncomfortable for me.

 

[Steve Kish]

Wider bars offer more fine control and more leverage narrower ones faster responses (though feel too twitchy to me) - wider bars will also allow easier breathing and place lass strain on your shoulder blades and upper back muscles. though this is horses for courses and your personal preference/comfort may vary!

... also very handy for getting caught on gateposts and trees.

 

[CAPIN]

66 cm on my crosscountry bike
73 cm on my stock trials bike

from my experience the wider you go, more upsweep is necessary.

 

[cce]

600mm flat bar. i keep my hands ever so slightly inboard on them, a 580 would probably be ok too

 

[dyna-ti]

I've got an original set of kore risers ,they're only 610mm uncut.
I used narrow straight bars for years and am used to narrow bars.Modern bars i find are too wide and that they cause my shoulders to ache :?