New bike! (soon)

[Nick]

Congrats!

[indysteel]

That's awesome! Congrats! Post pics when you have a chance.

P.S. I should probably ask this is a separate thread, how wide should bars be anyway? Is there an average size that most women (narrow shouldered women in particular) run? Do most women cut their bars down a bit?

[jessmarimba]

I think it depends a lot on personal preference & the type of trails you ride, but this guy had pretty wide shoulders and liked even wider bars. I'll hook a tree with them, at the least, but they put my hands so wide that I can't really support my upper body (I have narrow shoulders).

[jessmarimba]

*SQUEEEEE*

Picked it up today, will post photos once it is home!!

[Becky]

Jess, that's awesome! Can't wait to see the pics!

Indy, it's a personal thing, and I think that it depends a little on the bike too. My singlespeed has wider bars (~26") than my geared bike (~24") for more leverage... DH, on the other hand, runs 28" bars on his single!

[jessmarimba]

Ok, well I have been trying to log in to Flickr to upload the photos there, but since it keeps telling me to sign in with my "woeijowigangorgabiugaweiof" ID, rather than jessmarimba, I have an odd feeling that my account has been compromised.

[jessmarimba]

Dear flickr, I hate you.

Here are the photos