Handlebars too wide?

[rdl03]

I'm at the small end 5'6" of riders that fit the S40. In particular, I find the handlebars overly wide.
Wonder if others have switched to narrower ones? Would you recommend staying with a flared bar?
Debating between a non-flared 46, and a flared 44.

thanks!

 

[Frito Bandito]

I have tried 440mm, 420mm and now I have 390mm. It seems like most go wide enough to clear their knees or thighs and turn them down for a bit of aero, and the 390mm bars are a bit too narrow for my legs to fit so the 420mm are what I would do next if I were to put on another pair of drop or flared bars. I have also tried a few bullhorns which were ok, but dropped or flared is better IMO.

 

[rdl03]

I have tried 440mm, 420mm and now I have 390mm. It seems like most go wide enough to clear their knees or thighs and turn them down for a bit of aero, and the 390mm bars are a bit too narrow for my legs to fit so the 420mm are what I would do next if I were to put on another pair of drop or flared bars. I have also tried a few bullhorns which were ok, but dropped or flared is better IMO.

Wow! I thought I was being daring trying a pair of 400mm bars on my DF bike. 390mm is narrow.
I first assembled my S40 with a pair of 420mm bars, that I immediately took off. Now that I have the fit more dialed in, and a couple hundred km of riding, maybe I should give them another try.

 

[Don1]

Lol, Maybe you should

 

[ChaleJake]

Here is a forum conversation about handlebars from a few years back. https://forum.cruzbike.com/threads/s30-water-bottle-mounts-and-handlebar.11247/#post-126320

It will give you a few ideas. I ride an S30 and use the Salsa woodchipper bar at 440 width. The basic deal is to run a bar about the width of your shoulders. I did not like the wide cruzbike bar either but that isn’t the current cruzbike bar. I found my handling improved with the narrower bar. It may not be the same for you.

 

[Beano]

I run a standard 460 drop handlebar on the s40 and v20.

 

[bladderhead]

My S40 has 420 Crononero with the ends sticking up. Not very aero, but for me, aero just means breathing. Downward-pointing ends catch my thighs. How can anybody manage with upward-pointing ends?

 

[chicorider]

At 5'5", I am short too, and also found the CB bar to be wider than I wanted. You will receive 101+ recommendations and configurations here, as each of us finds our own way to what works best. I use Genetic Digest flared drop bar, 44cm, on both my S30 and V20c. Strange name, nice bar. Just enough clearance for my knees, puts my hands where I like them, lightweight, not too expensive.

https://www.amazon.com/Genetic-Digest-flared-31-8-44cm/dp/B00TQ3YXZA/ref=pd_lpo_3?pd_rd_i=B00TQ3YXZA&psc=1

 

[tiltmaniac]

My S40 has 420 Crononero with the ends sticking up. Not very aero, but for me, aero just means breathing. Downward-pointing ends catch my thighs. How can anybody manage with upward-pointing ends?

You mean bullhorn-like?

 

[bladderhead]

I typed it wrong. I meant "How can anybody manage with downward-pointing ends?"

 

[rdl03]

I've switched to a pair of non-flared 44 cm drop bars. Definitely feels more comfortable for me.

 

[Robert Holler]

The road bars that come on the bikes are a wider clone of the Salsa Woodchipper II bar. That bar can be found off the shelf in narrower widths for folks who might like the bar itself (flair, straighter hand section, etc) but just narrower - down to 42cm I believe.

Of course other road bars are all good too.

Robert