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#21 ·
180cm and 800mm.

570 at 193 and 610 at 198 are the standouts though! Makes you realise people can ride anything. I used to jump and XC my 3 and 5 speed road bikes as a kid/teenager (call it cyclocross). For my current bike I bought RF 35mm bars. They were 800mm wide. I tried them at that width and enjoyed the extra comfort and control. They don't fit between some of the closest trees which is disappointing, but my other bike has 685mm bars and it was a slow down and squeeze in those spots anyway.

I ride XC/AM. 800mm bars are available and becoming more popular. They feel good and I doubt that has much to do with shoulder or elbow width. On our trail system we are looking at >800mm as the minimum required between trees. If the trees are going to grow then much more space is needed between trees on new trail. Hopefully this will become normal everywhere. Trees can be over a metre apart and still be a serious technical challenge. Trees that stop anyone riding a normal bike are a menace and spoil good trail. There's a rant for ya.
 
#22 ·
Ridnparadise said:
180cm and 800mm.

570 at 193 and 610 at 198 are the standouts though! Makes you realise people can ride anything. I used to jump and XC my 3 and 5 speed road bikes as a kid/teenager (call it cyclocross). For my current bike I bought RF 35mm bars. They were 800mm wide. I tried them at that width and enjoyed the extra comfort and control. They don't fit between some of the closest trees which is disappointing, but my other bike has 685mm bars and it was a slow down and squeeze in those spots anyway.

I ride XC/AM. 800mm bars are available and becoming more popular. They feel good and I doubt that has much to do with shoulder or elbow width. On our trail system we are looking at >800mm as the minimum required between trees. If the trees are going to grow then much more space is needed between trees on new trail. Hopefully this will become normal everywhere. Trees can be over a metre apart and still be a serious technical challenge. Trees that stop anyone riding a normal bike are a menace and spoil good trail. There's a rant for ya.
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So, are you saying you're concerned about trees?
 
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#25 ·
1.84m with 760mm width.

First had a 740mm carbon Renthal Fatbar, but then I broke it in half so I bought a 780mm Alu Renthal to replace it. That was just a little bit too wide, so I decided to cut it down to 760mm. And that's the perfect width for me!
 
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David R said:
You mean time to American this? Pretty sure the English have been using the metric system for some time now...
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Yep, I smirked when I saw that too. I converted to cm cause the the original poster specified cm. I didn't even know my handlebar width matched my tire diameter (740mm/29").
 
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