Salsa Short and Shallow bars question

[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.