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good point, I see people riding wide bars in town and I cant understand how they manage it. I would be commuting on mine mostly, so def something to keep in mind.
yeah big fan of bullmoose bars!
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Super wide bars are definitely slightly less useful in traffic situations but they make the handling less twitchy and you get more leverage on the front wheel.
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I went wide (700mm) on my fixed commuter with the expectation of cutting them down but never did. No issues with traffic and it made daily riding much more enjoyable. Track grips are quite useful as they allow me to go wide for hilly/bumpy sections or narrower for windy days.
Shameless plug but I have some nice Spank Vibrocore bars for sale which have some damping for rougher surfaces and definitely smoothed out the ride on my alloy track bike!
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Anecdotally super wide bars have meant fewer close passes for me. I guess the 40cm wide object is far easier to squeeze past than the 77cm wide object. I also spend a lot more time just riding on the other side of the road instead of going for tight gaps because of them which feels safer.
clockwork_killa
jono84
bazschmaz
I dunno if it’s because I don’t really ride any geared bikes but my favourite thing about my fixed gravel bike is that it isn’t useless on the road.
Like, I’d ride my ssmtb more but it’s just such a chore to get anywhere on it
To that end I probably would want to go too wide in the bars. I’m currently using some Planet X bullmoose bars on mine and I really like them. Good for the aero tuck on the road sections.