Road Bike Handlebar Size Guide

Aside from length you ll also find that stems are available in a range of different angles effectively altering the height of your handlebars.

Road bike handlebar size guide. Super fast road bike at mark cavendish and peter sagan s disposal for tour de france. You have a straight section of bar along the top which curves down into a drop at both ends of the bar. At the top of the curved section of bar you attach the brake gear hoods which are commonly used by riders when climbing out of the saddle. The basics of road bars remains the same.

Table 2 gives an overview of all the handlebar size standards with a short explanation of each. Assuming your bike is the right size. Size 650b is 584 mm and 650a is 590 mm. Though of course movements such as cornering should come largely from shifts in body weight your handlebars are pretty crucial too and if they re the weak link.

How to choose a handlebar upgrade. Road bike stems vs mountain bike stems road bike stems are available in lengths from as little as 60mm up to a very long 130mm and beyond. The global cycling network puts you in the centre of the action. Specialized launch 2016 venge vias aero road bike.

Overview of all including obsolete handlebar size standards. A complete guide to road bike. From the iconic climbs of alpe d huez and mont ventoux to the cobbles of flanders everywhere there is road or pavé world class. The correct bike handlebar shape and fit provides a riding position that supports your upper body without.

The 650c size has the iso diameter size of 571 mm. Road drop bars have a 23 8 mm 15 16 grip area diameter. Eddie o dea founder of 55 nine performance a training and bike fit center in atlanta ga says the rule of thumb is your ac joint to ac joint width should match your center to center width on the handlebar but like anything that s a rule of thumb we use as a starting point.