Bike fit / correct riding position

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jono84

Is there a simple rule of thumb when swapping to narrower bars (with the same reach) to figure if and by how much stem length should increase? I've seen MTB guys discussing 2 to 1 when going wider (20mm wider bars, 10mm shorter stem) but I'm not sure how well that translates to road setups.

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TooTallTim in reply to @jono84

There's not as much variation in width between road bars, compared to MTB bars. I'd just stick with the rough rule that bars should be about 2cm wider than shoulder width

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Lolo in reply to @TooTallTim

What @jono84 is asking is if you go from say, 40 to 38 bars should you add 1cm in stem length.

It's not very scientific but I guess it's not a bad rule of thumb to start with. Welcome to narrow bars.

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