![]() I also think if you're smaller like me then you will love these. I think if you find yourself a bit uncomfortable in the drops these could be worth a try. The carbon version is much more expensive but it is lighter. I found the bars to be plenty stiff but I also know they might be considered portly at 260 or so grams. If you like a lot of room on the tops you will want to order one size larger then normal because there isn't a ton of room up there. I really enjoyes the "wing" style tops when climbing and surprisingly I'd say I prefer them to a more traditional round top. I spent more time in the drops yesterday than I ever had before. I did a few quick in the drop sprints and had no isses with wrist contact due to the bottom of these bars flaring out about 4 degrees (pic below). The "wing" style top is very nice and I'm glad I taped it because it would have been too thick since I don't wear gloves. I was able to "flip it" to compensate for the shorter reach on the bars and the hoods felt just right. ![]() My reach to the drops was very comfortable and I no longer felt really hunched over. Once I was able to get on my bike yesterday I immediately knew these were for me. The tops of these bars are "wing" style and I wasn't sure if I was supposed to tape them but I figured what the hell and taped them. I found the bars easy to set-up and putting the brifters on was a breeze due to there being not ergonomic bends (it was a PITA to get them off the Ritchey bars). ![]() As soon as I got home from work I began the installation process. When I received the bars I was amazed at how different the shape was. I ordered the 42cm instead of 44 because I felt my Ritcheys were a bit wide. For what it's worth, I'm 5'4 and my Ritchey bars were a "normal" drop which I believe is 145mm. Additionally, when I would try to stand and sprint in the drops my wrists would contact the top of the bars. When I was in the drops it wouls also feel like I was kicking myself in the chest because I was so low. I never quite felt comfortable in my drops and therefore found myself regularly descending on the hoods which was very tiring on the hands. Before using these bars, I was using a bottom line Ritchey bar that was 44cm in width. I recently purchased some FSA Wing Pro Compact bars and finally got to ride them yesterday (50 miles with 5100 ft climbing).
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