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Old 09-17-14, 11:34 AM
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Can't comment on widths etc, but fwiw here is my experience

I ride a B-17 in a very upright position on my commuter/utility bike..... it is simply fantastic

I tried a B-17 Narrow imperial on my road bike. (miyata 1400 bars just a little lower than seat) this did not work.

I looked at the B-17 narrow compared to my sella italia turbo and the top shape of the b17 n was way less rounded.

I got a swift and put it on my road bike......it is great. Chose the swift because it looked closer in top shape to the the turbo than the pro or the swallow

I kinda eyeballed/measured the indents in the b17 and they looked like they would work with the swift width...the did

so for me top shape is more important than width
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