Handlebar Width? How Critical?

[RandallS]

Mountain Bike Handlebar Width Calculator - Bike Faff

Simply determine your ideal mountain bike handlebar width, by your height and riding style. With our mountain bike handlebar width calculator.

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A quick look around their site says I have some more reading ahead of me.

I like their commentary in regards for sizing across their 3 different calculators (handlebars, tire pressures and frame sizing).
Why - because there are always caveats to any decision like that.
We are not the same - and the manufacturers are not the same and - and the riding conditions are not the same ...ad infinitum...

 

[Nomad]

Mountain Bike Handlebar Width Calculator - Bike Faff

Simply determine your ideal mountain bike handlebar width, by your height and riding style. With our mountain bike handlebar width calculator.

bikefaff.com

It's a start but should be more inputs like arm length actual shoulder width reach on the bike etc.

 

[Kayakguy]

I spose not many have a plumber's tube/pipe cutter in their tool box but these things make cutting bars child's play. Makes a perfect neat cut as well. A little reaming of the left over internal burr is necessary.

Also, tubing/pipe cutters are very cheap, and work very well. Much better than a hacksaw.

 

[john peck]

I've gone with a MTB type bike as that's my history with bikes for 4 decades. However never much more than a casual rider. I like the suspension as well. However the bike I have on order will come with 760mm wide bars. I know I don't need that width. I'm used to about 670mm bars and can't imagine I will like the wider bars. I will never ride difficult single track and I don't ride very fast anywhere. I'm sure I could be fine with even narrow bars. Please anyone with an opinion on bar width please chine in.

At my age I need a variety of hand positions like trekking bars.due to arthritis. The problem with that
is they are not well adapted to ebikes. So, I think something 6 to 10 inches wider than your shoulders,
whatever´s most comfortable.