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Basic 42 ish. It's as good as it is on paved roads too, if the gravel is fairly smooth and you're going fast. But if there's deep mud, roots and ruts, it would be easier to turn with a wider shorter position. I'm thinking of trying something wider for when the going gets more mtb. Venturemax or Cowchipper or something.
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My mate pointed out this Curve bar and how it might make riding rougher stuff a bit easier and then I thought "ooh I could use the wide bar I took of the grrl's Sequioa". Her bike had wider bars on it than all mine!
I think hers were 44cm at the top and flared out to maybe 46 or 50cm at the tail end of the drops. Pain in the butt since it lived in the bedroom and made parking annoying.
hippy
What bar widths are you lot using for gravel races? Standard, ie. 42cm ish or does everyone have monster wide things like: https://www.curvecycling.com.au/products/walmer-bars