Bicycle handlebar contact points calculator

Calculate rotated contact coordinates x,y and contact displacement from zero rotation x,y with your own figures.

Your numbers

Use the units shown. Results update as you change valid inputs.

Use rotated contact coordinates x,y and contact displacement from zero rotation x,y to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Contact points: name, forward coordinate mm, upward coordinate mm relative to bar clamp
Hood,3,4 Drop,0,-5
Bar rotation counterclockwise (degrees)
90
Clamp forward coordinate (mm)
100
Clamp upward coordinate (mm)
200
Rotated contact coordinates x,y (mm)
Hood: 96, 203; Drop: 105, 200
Contact displacement from zero rotation x,y (mm)
Hood: -7, -1; Drop: 5, 5
Distance of each point from clamp (mm)
Hood: 5; Drop: 5

Try another scenario

Contact points: name, forward coordinate mm, upward coordinate mm relative to bar clamp
Hood,3,4 Drop,0,-5
Bar rotation counterclockwise (degrees)
0
Clamp forward coordinate (mm)
100
Clamp upward coordinate (mm)
200
Rotated contact coordinates x,y (mm)
Hood: 103, 204; Drop: 100, 195
Contact displacement from zero rotation x,y (mm)
Hood: 0, 0; Drop: 0, 0
Distance of each point from clamp (mm)
Hood: 5; Drop: 5
Calculation method

Calculation method

Rotated contact coordinates x,y (mm)

Rotate each local point by x′=x cosθ−y sinθ, y′=x sinθ+y cosθ; add clamp coordinates.

Contact displacement from zero rotation x,y (mm)

Subtract each original unrotated global contact point.

Distance of each point from clamp (mm)

sqrt(local x²+local y²), invariant under rotation.

Symbols and units
a
Contact points: name, forward coordinate mm, upward coordinate mm relative to bar clamp
b
Bar rotation counterclockwise (degrees)
c
Clamp forward coordinate (mm)
d
Clamp upward coordinate (mm)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • A rigid side-view coordinate transform for points you measure. It excludes hood movement relative to bars, cable restrictions and suitability of the resulting riding position.
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Further reading

OpenStax: Euclidean geometry and trigonometric identities ↗

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