Originally Posted by
Trakhak
On a side note, I wonder how people reconcile the belief that narrower bars constrict breathing with the belief (or fact) that gripping the bars by the stem is the optimal position for high-effort climbs.
It was only recently that I learned that narrow bars are more comfortable for me. I had always heard that bar width should match acromion width, which is 50cm for me. I don’t know about the effect of bar width on breathing, I just know the narrow bars feel better in terms of bearing weight on my hands.
Otto