My first wide bar was the 800mm Gravity ‘Fabien Barrel’ bar as well! Then a fully flat Gravity 777 bar.
It was pretty amazing. Hands no longer hanging over the edges, better front wheel traction... I think A Lot of riders had a similar experience but today’s medium frames have longer top tubes than the XL bikes back then; fit has changed a lot even with the 20mm-ish shorter stems we’re running now.
Anyways, why not experiment and find out if 800mm is still best for you? Get the kids to help!
March 27, 2020, 10:50 a.m. - Andrew Major
My first wide bar was the 800mm Gravity ‘Fabien Barrel’ bar as well! Then a fully flat Gravity 777 bar. It was pretty amazing. Hands no longer hanging over the edges, better front wheel traction... I think A Lot of riders had a similar experience but today’s medium frames have longer top tubes than the XL bikes back then; fit has changed a lot even with the 20mm-ish shorter stems we’re running now. Anyways, why not experiment and find out if 800mm is still best for you? Get the kids to help!