Expert: Matt Martin - 12/12/2008

Question
Hey... i was wondering how do people measure the sizes of handlebars, and also i am 14 and around 160 cm so i was also wondering what size handlebars to get, because i have been looking in to buying some 8' or 8.25' handlebars.
Thanks
Elliot

Answer
They're quite big, I have a set of Federal Medium Bars in cranberry i think they're abou 7.5 or so. They're measured from the bottom of the bar to the cross bar bit. Also another thing to consider is the width of the bars, you can cut bars down, atm I'm running mine at 23.5" wide but it's a good idea to measure the width of what you already have and compare with new ones.