handlebar size and fit question & help

evsy
evsy Posts: 111
edited September 2011 in Road beginners
hey everyone!

i bought a second bike last week off a mate for use in winter as i dont want my nice bike to get wrecked by the weather.

i only paid £50 and im quite happy with it apart from the handlebars. they seem very low - they have drops of 165mm and a reach of 110mm. my nice bike has bars with 125mm drop, 80mm reach. so i bought a new set over weekend but made a mistake and instead of getting bars with the same measurements as my nice bike i accidently ordered with a 145mm drop and a 90mm reach.

i can return them but im wondering if its worth it? how much of a difference will i notice?

thanks

evsy

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