Regular and Wider Handlebars, what do we select

People sometimes ask us often why they should keep the handlebar width a bit wider on a single-speed bike than on a geared bike. The answer is as some probably already guessed, the wider handlebars do equal more leverage. On a single speed, you need all the leverage you can find at both the cranks and handlebars.

Any time the terrain goes up on a singles-speed bike, you have to get out of the saddle and use all your strength and body weight to crank up the hills and keep whatever momentum you have going. On a geared bike, the extra leverage is not as noticeable or needed, since you have all those gears available for the varied terrain.

With gears, you can stay seated on the climbs and keep a higher cadence without having to stand and torque on the crank and pull with all your might on the handlebars.

The only drawback to the wide handlebars is a tendency to over-steer because of the extra leverage (as will as bashing your hands into other competitors or obstacles on tight, narrow single-track trails).