On Wed, 2013-03-27 at 12:01 -0700, René Sterental wrote: > I also read somewhere in Jan's blog or magazine that narrower drop > bars work better with low trail forks whereas wider bars are better > for higher trail geometries.
Jan has pointed out that bar width changed over time, in relation to changes in steering geometry. As tires narrowed and trail increased, bars got wider. He has also been very clear about his preference for narrower bars with low trail bikes. Depending on your definition of "narrow" that may or may not be the case for other riders. I like 44 cm bars with my low trail bikes. I tried a bike once (around a big parking lot) that had Grand Bois Randonneur bars. I have no idea what steering geometry the bike had; I didn't like the bars because they felt to me as though there was almost no room for my hands on the bar tops. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
