Where is the standard for measuring handlebar width? Is it center to center from the top of the bars, center to center at the hoods or center to center at the ends of the bars at the drops?
I am looking at the FSA energy compact alloy bars and it lists the width at “center/center from the handlebar tails” which I take as meaning at the ends of the bars in the drops?
My shoulder width measures 41 cm across the top/front of my chest to the boney processes at the shoulder.
I believe my bars are too narrow and am curious on what size of bars to try.
I did a bike fit and the fitter is suggesting 44’s.
However, I am second guessing this as I think it may be too big of a change from my current (and I also find it hard to believe I would need the widest width available as I there are a lot of people with wider shoulders than me).
As a starting point should I try bar width that matches my shoulder width but at what point, tops, hoods or drops?
Thank you for any feedback.