How wide are your handlebars?

[RunForTheHills]

Sheldon Brown's website is actively maintained and contains information on modern developments in cycling. "Last Updated: 06/18/2026 15:25:45 by John Allen" It is still a great resource for anyone that works on bikes.

 

[Rás Cnoic]

Sheldon Brown's website is actively maintained and contains information on modern developments in cycling. "Last Updated: 06/18/2026 15:25:45 by John Allen" It is still a great resource for anyone that works on bikes.

Use his gear calculator weekly.

 

[LandoftheGiants]

I replaced my standard gravel bike riser bar, which was a bit like an MTB bar, with a straight flat bar, then I sat on the bike, closed my eyes, and held my arms out until I found the position that was the most natural. Then I dropped my hands to the bars and that's where the grips went, the excess cutoff with a pipe cutter. Best do it with a friend to help stabilize the bike and do the marking.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

It is so easy to use the pipe cutter

This is what we civilised people do.

 

[PCeBiker]

I only use my handlebars in an emergency.

I like them wide and aiming straight down the stanchions tubes when I need to 🛠 it

 

[DaveMatthews]

It is so easy to use the pipe cutter

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This is what we civilised people do.

Civilized humans use Clik valves...

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Civilized humans use Clik valves...

Lamers use pipe cutters and Clik valves

 

[DaveMatthews]