br0qn
Retro Guru
I don't know anything about this subject and am kind of in the same boat trying to find what would be a sensible width for my first set of drops bars going on the Voodoo. Instinct tells me to note the "rules of thumb" and deviate slightly which puts me in the ~400-420mm area so I've got a couple options in that range I intend to try.
Lucky for you broad-shouldered folks and as @Frankenorange said, wide bars are all the rage and you can probably find a bar damn near double your shoulder width. Here is a list of options though they're all labeled "gravel" bars and that really irks me, probably only because it's so en vogue.
At the risk of sounding a luddite, I kind of get it. I don't own any sandals (I do have wool shirts, but none quilted)and I also fear losing toenails on a ride, but when the industry "innovates" at a breakneck pace and takes every opportunity to shove the newest thing down your throat and strategizes on planned obsolescence (gotta hit those q3 projections or else...) the kneejerk reaction is real. Maybe, at least partially, a generational thing too... a middle finger to the corpos, even if those bird flipping are decked out in plastic Patagonia and work in tech. Any Mad Men fans? Remember the Martinsons' Coffee pitch?
anyway, I just installed my first pair of cleats on my first pair of cycling shoes and one of the bars I bought has the word "gravel" in the name
