Re: [RBW] Best handlebar width on a 61 Atlantis?

['Tim' via RBW Owners Bunch]

>From the Riv site: If you're a small woman, order a 41; medium woman or small 
>guy, get a 44; average guy, get the 46; big strong guy, the 48. That being 
>said, I started out with 44s on my 62cm Homer, then switched to 46. I couldn't 
>honestly say there was much difference to me, although I tend to be somewhat 
>immune to nuance in such things (with the one exception of switching to 
>Compass EL tires!). But I have three bikes with 46 Noodles now. That's my go 
>to bar but I wouldn't be opposed to trying 48s. 

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Re: [RBW] Best handlebar width on a 61 Atlantis?

[Patrick Moore]

Bars are as personal as saddles, but I personally like slightly wider drop
bars on a bike that I will ride off road.

For me, this is still quite narrow: 42 cm measured at the hoods. (Is this
the conventional way to measure them? They're 44 at the middle of the
hooks. Either way works of course, but I assume that the former is the
convention) compared to ~38 for my road bars, but the additional width is
noticeable and appreciated off road. (I tried 46 and found them too wide.)

My typical frame size is 58 c-c and I have a somewhat narrow build. If you
are bigger, go wider as comfort dictates.

On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 6:17 AM, John G.  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Building up an Atlantis, and I'm putting Noodles on it. Should I go wider
> than 44 cm? I'll mostly be using it on roads.
>
> Thanks!
> John
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Re: [RBW] Best handlebar width on a 61 Atlantis?

[Steven Sweedler]

I think there is  a relationship between width of your shoulders and width
of yoyr bars. Fit Kit suggested I move from 40 to 44 when 44 was the widest
available. I moved to 46 when they cam out and then 48 and have them on all
my bikes. Steve

On Friday, January 13, 2017, BenG  wrote:

> Oh yes, go wide.
> My 60cm Sam just got noodled with 48cm in a dirt drop stem, and I went
> from unsure to big fan on the first 2-hr ride. The wide one fits
> interrupter levers with adequate hand room. I don't notice any "splayed"
> sensation, whereas I feel cramped on my vintage bike's skinny bar.
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[RBW] Best handlebar width on a 61 Atlantis?

[BenG]

Oh yes, go wide.
My 60cm Sam just got noodled with 48cm in a dirt drop stem, and I went from 
unsure to big fan on the first 2-hr ride. The wide one fits interrupter levers 
with adequate hand room. I don't notice any "splayed" sensation, whereas I feel 
cramped on my vintage bike's skinny bar.

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[RBW] Best handlebar width on a 61 Atlantis?

['Mojo' via RBW Owners Bunch]

John, I ride Noodles and 61/62cm frames too. I have 44cm Noodles on 4 bikes but 
46 on my Surly LHT, a poor man's Atlantis. For years I have thought of pulling 
the 46s and trading here for some 44s. But lately the 46s have been feeling 
rather pleasant. I'm not sure why. The LHT has a custom fork making the bike 
low trail. Jan Heine has suggested that low trail bikes are handled better with 
more narrow bars. But for whatever reason I have settled into the 46s. The 44s 
on my go-faster bikes feel more sleek or streamlined. Perhaps for me, at 60yrs 
old 6ft 185lbs, the difference is minutiae.

Joe in GJT

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[RBW] Best handlebar width on a 61 Atlantis?

[John G.]

Hi,

Building up an Atlantis, and I'm putting Noodles on it. Should I go wider than 
44 cm? I'll mostly be using it on roads.

Thanks!
John

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