How wide do they go?

[Zen]

So I finally got the Aurora put together and I think I'm gonna like it.
One thing I'd like to change if i can, are the handlebars. I want ginormous wide handlebars. I've been riding flat bar bikes for a while and have found I feel more confident with the width of the handlebars. They give a wider steering base and greater stability in handling.

So, does anyone have any idea of how wide drop bars will go?

[wildeny]

Normally 44cm (c-c) I guess.

[OakLeaf]

Some brands go as wide as 46 cm.

But I'd be concerned about going too wide. The ergonomics are different when your palms face each other, than they are on a flattie. You don't want your wrists to break to the inside, and you don't want weird stresses on your elbows.

What does your bike have on it now? Try 42s maybe. By measurement I should be on 38s, but c-c 38 is definitely too narrow for me (my wrists break to the outside), I'm happy on 40s now and I've been comfy on 42s in the past.

[tulip]

pictures of the Aurora, please!

[Zen]

pictures of the Aurora, please!

Nothing fancy, your plain old stock Aurora.
Just like Elk's-

.........................................................................But not yet accessorized so nicely

[Cataboo]

That's really nice, Zen. I always think maybe I shoulda went with leather acoutrements on my surly instead of the red bling. In her next re-incarnation, she can have the leather classic look.

If you want to try - I've got my bikes set up with 42 cms handlebars, probably a bit "wide" for my shoulders, but I like that it gives me a lot more places to put my hands and widths to move things.

The bf's got a 50 cm bike with a 44 cm bar - I can ride it (just barely), so I think you could to feel the width.

Of course, the bike shop could just put various bar sizes on the trainer for you to try.

46 cm, I might get concerned that it'll be hard to use the shifters that wide.

[divingbiker]

So I finally got the Aurora put together and I think I'm gonna like it.

You got another bike??? Go, girl!

[Zen]

You got another bike???

That sounds just like my sister. She apparently thinks she is her sister's keeper

Go, girl!

That doesn't sound at all like her.
Thanks

[madscot13]

you know that Aurora looks like a really nice bike. I might talk myself into the Elite one of these years.

what size are you Zen? I think you are around 4 inches taller than me. the problem with being so short is that I can never try out mny size.

[withm]

I test rode the Aurora back in February. The ride was not so good because it frikkin freezing outside but moreso because the guy at the shop had just put it together, and did not have the gears adjusted correctly. After about 5 miles of riding, it would not stay in any gear at all for more than a few pedal strokes. The bike I rode was a size too big and I never went back to try the smaller - which I was pretty sure would be too small. Go figure. I rode that thing with about 3" of head tube protruding above the handlebars. All I could think was that if I wiped out, it was really, really gonna hurt. A lot.

I'll be curious to see how you like it after you get a few miles on it.

[Zen]

What a bizzare experience. Do you frequent that shop?

I'm still getting the bugs out. Looks like the next thing I'm gonna need are STI shims

[moderncyclista]

Nice bike, Zen! I have the 09. Is that brooks saddle naturally that way, or is it a honey colored that has been darkened with Neatsfoot oil (on top)?? With my Aurora I want the standard color but my other bike would like one in darker brown.

[Zen]

OK, let me set this straight once again.

The bike in the photo is not mine.
The bike in the photo belongs to Elk.
I also have an Aurora but at that time had not yet taken a proper photo.

It appears to me that Elk's saddle is a honey Brooks.
I put a black one on mine but only because I got a deal on it. I probably would have like honey but when I'm sitting on it no one can see it anyway