My riser swept comfort bars have been between 48 and 53 CM c-c, 70 to 80d angle. My first tour it was 49.5 cm, which was perfect for me. It broke, so I had to decide wider or narrower. I took the 48 so it's easier in traffic and in motel rooms, etc. It definitly feels cramped. So it's just 3 cm wider than an average drop bar on a tour bike. My bar turned upside down is really no different. Being comfortable trumps aero on a 80 mile ride. Plus my mirror sticks out 6".
My new Simcoe bike bar came at 54 cm wide and lesser 40d bend. They were OK for a while, but I figured out my hands/ wrists didn't like the position. So it's retired to my closet, with the stem, seat post, levers, cables, rear fender and front wheel. LOL.
I see very few if any not with drops on race bike group rides. Actually, I seldom see any of those guys, because I mostly ride on cat 1 and 2 highways. And never in early mornings either.
Last edited by GamblerGORD53; 11-07-21 at 02:28 PM.