drops/brakes

[VeloVT]

Elk:
The FSA Wing Pro compact DOES come in 38cm -- it's what I have on my bike .

Here's the specs on FSA's website; note that the REGULAR (anatomic, non-compact) Wing Pro starts at 40cm, but the compact is available in 38.
http://road.fullspeedahead.com/fly.a...id=223&pid=196

Not every store stocks the smaller bar, but you can buy them online here (I did):
http://www.masherz.com/products/fsa/wingprocompact.htm

It looks like both of the Specialized bars have anatomic bends, for what it's worth, so they may not put you much closer to the levers than your Biomax bars.

[elk]

my stem wants a 26.0 bar...???

[VeloVT]

Hmmm... Elk... it looks like both the Fit and the Dolce both only come in OS diameter too...

if you can't find the perfect 26.0 bar, you could just get a different stem I guess ...

[elk]

this is getting complicated...I love my stem...it is adjustable up and down...hhmmmmm is right!!

[elk]

http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCEqP...jsp?spid=25311

this one is 26 (it's the middle one in my previous post)


just read this on BikeFOrum:

Salsa Poco bars have the shallowest drop of any bars to my knowledge. They also have among the shortest reach, which is the distance from the centerline of the bar to the most forward point on the front of the bar. Short and Shallow bars are the next in line, but have both more reach and more drop than the Poco. The Ritchey BioMax is close to the Short and Shallow.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Elk, if I were you I would just first get shims and put them in. (you said Zen got shims for her identical brifters to yours). It would probably solve your finger reach issue and is the quickest cheapest easiest thing to try first.

[elk]

I will.

I also just found another identical thread and Kathi got these bars which would work...and now I want new bars

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...o+venus&page=2

where do you GET those shims??????????? Or do the shops have them in with the wrenches....