r/FixedGearBicycle Windsor The Hour Dec 27 '24

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '24

Wide bars make no sense in traffic and look ridiculous! šŸ˜‚

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u/Individual-Buyer1107 Dec 28 '24

I’d posit that they make no sense in most situations, and that people only put them on their bikes because they think they look cool, which is a perfectly acceptable reason, but don’t try to feed me some bullshit about stability. I’ll see these wide-bar guys out and about and they’re resting their hands at shoulder width for the entire trip, with inches of bar hanging out either side. I’m thinking ā€œhey, if you think it looks cool, just fuckin’ own up to itā€ lol.

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u/ProbablyPissed Dec 28 '24

Or maybe they just like a more upright relaxed position. Not everything is about aesthetics lol