Jamie, I second Elisabeth's and Patrick's advice. I spent a couple years holding my hands—as well as I could while riding—where they would feel most comfortable, and experimenting with bar height, width, and shape, as well as stem length. It was a bit of a pain, but when I got my Homer with downtube shifters, swapping stems and bars was relatively straightforward.
I settled on relatively narrow drop bars with a longish reach and deep drop. I set the top of the bars 2 to 3 cm *above* saddle height. I'm slim, and drop bars wider than 37 or 38 cm at the ramps are uncomfortable for my shoulders and neck. Likewise most flat/upright bars (except Albatross). I ride mostly on the ramps. In what way (or ways) are your current bars uncomfortable, if you don't mind me asking? -- Bob On Monday, September 8, 2025 at 10:28:42 AM UTC-6 Jamie D. wrote: > I keep trying drop bars in various forms and fashions and can never seem > to get comfortable. Obviously this is subjective but in your experience is > higher bars with shorter reach the most comfortable? Is there a > 'goldilocks' zone? Any wisdom you could share would be greatly appreciated! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/85c26a38-7387-44d5-ada2-0fc606f35c11n%40googlegroups.com.
