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Sincerely A Dick
- Nov 14, 2011
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I am really toying with ideas on my Barlow. The bike is super fun - but I want to experiment with is in some ways I have not messed with the others.
I have been mulling over some ideas and one that intrigues me is wider bars. I have been reading more or less guys with a MTB background prefer it, those with a road background don't. So I am not sure how I feel since I have both. On the MTB, shorter stems and wider bars make for an amazing amount of control. I recently took the 44mm bars off my Ritchey and threw on a set of 46 bars with some flare and it has been a welcomed change. I still run 44s on the Emonda.
The Barlow fit is a smidge small and I can compensate by going 1cm longer stem and slide the seat back on the rails. This isn't an issue, but the seat back does make the front light - and when climbing off road, wheelie happy. The longer stem doesn't appeal to me much due to off road steering... so wider comes to mind.
Anyone have off road experience with the 52cm bars that have some out? I am eyeing both the 52 and 48cm bars from PNW.
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I have been mulling over some ideas and one that intrigues me is wider bars. I have been reading more or less guys with a MTB background prefer it, those with a road background don't. So I am not sure how I feel since I have both. On the MTB, shorter stems and wider bars make for an amazing amount of control. I recently took the 44mm bars off my Ritchey and threw on a set of 46 bars with some flare and it has been a welcomed change. I still run 44s on the Emonda.
The Barlow fit is a smidge small and I can compensate by going 1cm longer stem and slide the seat back on the rails. This isn't an issue, but the seat back does make the front light - and when climbing off road, wheelie happy. The longer stem doesn't appeal to me much due to off road steering... so wider comes to mind.
Anyone have off road experience with the 52cm bars that have some out? I am eyeing both the 52 and 48cm bars from PNW.

THE COAST HANDLEBAR
A few years back we started playing around with wider bars on our mountain bikes. Trendy? Yes. Beneficial? Absolutely. Turns out the same benefits extend to Drop Bars which is why we designed the Coast to give you more stability, further control, and extra comfort on your gravel or city bike.