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Old 01-12-20, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 63rickert
Please don't discard those narrow handlebars. No one will be making more and some of us love them.
Is that true? I have narrow shoulders. I built up my McLean in 1983 with wide bars and after many years decided narrow bars would be better for me. I have narrow shoulders. Should I be hoarding these? Wide bars are a godsend to all the wide-shouldered men who hadn't been considered but not to me.
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