I always liked my Easton bars, looks like the non-aero ones come in a 46cm width, top end carbon linked, but I use the aluminum EA50. little heavier than the carbon, but still pretty nice. http://eastoncycling.com/...ents/bars/ec90-slx3/

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I just bought a 3T Ergonova in 46 width. It's alloy and cost about $90 on Ebay. I believe Zipp also makes a 46.

I'll check out the 3T. The zipps are measured outside to outside, so their 46 is really a 44 for most normal measurements.

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I believe the 3T is going to be the same. It's 46 on the drops but angles in to 44 on the hoods.

the eastons are measured 46cm c-c....

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You might try eBay...alot of take off equipment and old bike shop stock finds its' way on there. Go to the cycling category and search "46 cm."

Speaking from personal experience, I have wide shoulders and my fitter recommended going from 42 to 44 cm bars. I never quite liked the wider bars, despite racing them for at least a season (maybe 2?). I eventually went back to 42's.

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Zipp measures their width at the hoods:

http://zipp.com/...EMENT-DIAGRAM-OL.pdf

I learned this the hard way as I bought a very expensive set of 44cm bars expecting to get 42 hoods/ 44 drops like most other manufacturers. Instead I got 44 hoods and 46 drops.

So if you order a 46 bar you will get 46 and 48.

Yeah, I believe that. This is going to sound weird, but I don't have wide shoulders at all. The 46s are for my cross bike. Like most CX bikes, it came with a 42, which I had no issues with. But last season I switched to a 44 for better handling. For the first couple of rides it felt like I was driving a monster truck, but after that I loved it. So next season I'm going to try 46s.

I think the Eastons might be the winners here, it's hard to find a compact 46. I have small hands, so a compact bend is really nice.

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I ride a 46cm bar - mine is a cannondale. Not sure if they still make one - I purchased it in 2012.

Hope it helps

Bikeman.com shows 25 models of 46cm 31.8 bars in stock

jaretj

Hmm, that's pretty weird. Do you have any idea when that diagram is from? Looking at the zipp site, they indicate some of their bars measured C-C and some O-O. Looks like only the SL-80 sells as 46cm C-C.

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