Profile Design DRV/AEROa 105 Drop Handlebar 36cm

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You can pedal harder and increase your power output, but at some point that becomes unsustainable, even for the strongest riders in the world. Because of this, Koop recommends narrow handlebars are “best suited to a more steady riding style” and more experienced riders. As most cyclists will protest, none of us are truly average, so tailoring the bars to suit you is a good idea. This is particularly relevant for women who have bought a unisex bike over a female specific bike: most women have narrower shoulders compared to men of the same height so will want a narrower handlebar.

This makes sense once you remember that, on a road bike moving at speed, a lot of steering is performed by leaning and counter steering – you don’t actually need large steering inputs at the handlebar, except at slow speeds.Choose between bespoke aero bars or clip-on aero bars from Wiggle's wide choice of quality options. TT handlebars offer that transition to pure speed, and at Wiggle you'll find a wide range of pro-performance TT bars featuring lightweight materials and durable construction. Flat Handlebars

As we’ll see in the results, even gains as small as a third of a watt can save a handful of seconds over the course of a 60km ride. It’s often said handlebars should match shoulder width, though in reality too much fuss is made about the importance of shoulder width when choosing a bar. Nevertheless, if you regularly ride lots of very steep climbs or if you have a strong preference for climbing out of the saddle (efficiency be damned), then I can see this being less enjoyable and more tiring. The ugly On the flip side, a wide handlebar would be anything wider than 44cm by my definition because it falls outside of the standard range.Regardless, they also seemed to miss the mark with the sizing, with 38cm being the narrowest. Unless as its been discussed in the SL8 thread, their waiting to release a 35/36cm version on the SL8 so they can tout it as 5% more aerodynamic than the SL7( of which 4% of that savings will be the narrower bar). So yeah, I’m a fan of narrow bars and tell (preach) to all my racing buddies about the advantages of narrow bars, but most are resistant. Well, all except one — he rides 36cm bars. He also has PhD in aerodynamics and has worked in NASCAR, so I guess I wouldn’t expect anything less. Essentially, after about ten minutes or so of riding, the bike felt surprisingly normal most of the time. Big brands are typically a good place to put your money, and these companies pay lots of money to professional cyclists to advertise their goods.