Quote Originally Posted by Catrin View Post
I do like the bars he selected. I found one here - though will have to get used to this style and the bar-end shifters

http://www.bikeman.com/HB9776.html
<gentle sigh>
Please tell me he didn't recommend the 40cm bars you linked.
The LHT already comes with 40cm bars. Why pay more? If this is the first pair of drops you've ridden, why change?

In all likelihood, you need narrower bars anyway. Women tend to have narrower shoulders than men of similar size.

Buy the stock. If it seems too wide (pain in between the shoulders and up into neck) then go to an LBS and have someone measure you for bar width. Buy a pair of Salsa Poco or Short and Shallow, sell back the stock, and ride on!

(I'm riding 38cm bars, and I'm 5'8" with wide shoulders. Wide shoulders. It's hard to find women's shirts that fit.)