WOW! I never thought about my elbow pain coming from too narrow bars!!! I thought I'd just need to toughen up my elbow muscles - I've only done two long rides on my new road bike. What I can't believe is that riding with the standard 170mm(is that right?) handlebars woud be too narrow for a woman, even a wide shouldered woman like me. Do lots of men have this problem? Seems like they would with many having even wider shoulders.