The bars that came with my WSD bike are 38cm, and I love the fact that they're so much narrower than normal. It's much more comfortable. I think you can buy 38 cm bars or smaller - you just have to look for them. Specialized makes some, for example:

http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCEqP...jsp?spid=13542

Quote Originally Posted by bouncybouncy
i am having difficulty with reaching my brakes...on long downhills my hands get cramped and i do not feel like i have a good reach to my levers...i feel i have to let go of the bar sort of speak to squeeze the levers (i have the levers for smaller hands...the smallest they make)
*any ideas on positioning that would help??? ie: levers lowered?
Have you tried shims to bring the brake levers closer to your hands? I've read about a lot of women with small hands liking them. Specialized makes some too:

http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCEqP...jsp?spid=14922