Salsa Short and Shallow bars question

[anakiwa]

I looked at the Salsa Poco and agree that the reach to the levers isn't very good for small hands.

Did you try them with short-reach shifters or regular ones?

[btchance]

I had Salsa Bars put on my bike (can't remember if they are the Short and Shallow or Poco bars, I think Poco). I wear size 6 surgical gloves and have had no problems reaching the brakes from the drops. I can even shift in the rear while in the drops.

Ohh, and I kept the shifters that came with my Fuji Finest 1.0.

[Aggie_Ama]

I am not sure what size 6 surgical gloves are- I pulled out the tape measure!


From tip of middle finger to base of palm is 6.5" and from the thumb to the base of palm is a little over 5.5".

I do shift from the drops occassionally. I brake more from the drops though. I have Shimano Sora shifters, which have the thumb shifters on the hoods. They are different from 105/Ultegra/Dura Ace. That may also be a difference for me.

Do they have the Salsa bars in stock to try? I love the ergo bump on them is the only reason I will really miss them when I get a new bike.

[btchance]

Basically size 6 surgical gloves means pretty small. The smallest I've seen is 5 1/2. But on the measuring tape, from middle finger to palm is 6.5", from thumb to palm is 4.5"

My LBS had to order them for me. Took less than a week to get it done.

[anakiwa]

[QUOTE=Aggie_Ama;153409]From tip of middle finger to base of palm is 6.5" and from the thumb to the base of palm is a little over 5.5".

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What do you mean by thumb to base of palm?

From the tip of my middle finger to the base of my palm is 6 3/4", but my thumb seems to be considerably shorter than 5.5"

I'm going to go in to the shop this week, I think they'll have a model I can try, but I'm not sure that it will have shifters attached.

[Kathi]

I use Campy Record brifters and no shims are available for them, so getting handlebars that were designed for better reach to the levers was my only solution. My LBS wanted me to go with Shimano so I they could use the shims but shimano brifters feel so awkward and big in my hands. I don't know what I would have done if someone on another forum hadn't recommended the Modolo's.

My middle finger from tip to palm measures 6". My thumb measures 4".

Anikiwa I'm not sure which levers the LBS used, they were put on the Serotta size cycle that was used to fit me for my custom frame.

The other reason that I went with the Venus is size. I need a 34cm width handlebar and the Venus is the was the only one that I know of that came that small.