Gotta be something to do with shoulder width. I love my 48 noodles.
The narrow bars are really to only thing I don't love about my vintage
rides. They handle great with the narrow bars, but I'm just not as
comfortable. I'm a little bigger than average at 6'3" 200lbs.

Alex

On Feb 11, 7:00 pm, charlie <cl_v...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Wide bars are nice for off road but I find the narrower ones more
> comfy for road riding. I think Grants bias is due to having either
> long arms and wide shoulders or a preference for more control in off
> road situations.....just mt guess.
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> On Feb 11, 4:39 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > I just swapped out the 46 cm Noodles for a pair of 42s (thanks, Dylan --
> > I'll mail the 46s this coming week) and I must say that I much prefer the
> > narrower ones. I've got them at the same height and reach and feared that
> > they would feel too close, but they feel just right. I've tried wide bars
> > -- Noodles, all sorts of different dirt drop flares including the original
> > WTBs and Salsas, but I keep coming back to more narrow ones. In fact, I put
> > 38/42 -- or perhaps they are 37/41; forget --  Compass Bicycle Maes
> > Parallels on the two Rivs and I must say those are the nicest road bars
> > I've used. (And, they are made by NItto to an even nicer finish than the
> > Noodles, etc).
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> > The only thing I miss -- slightly -- from the 46s is the additional room on
> > the flats on either side of the rather wide tubular bar bag; but that is a
> > minor price for the greater comfort otherwise.
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> > --
> > Patrick Moore
> > Albuquerque, NM
> > For professional resumes, contact
> > Patrick Moore, ACRWhttp://resumespecialties.com/index.html

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