Originally Posted by
Flying Merkel
If the bars were narrowed for style instead a functionality, you are S-O-L. I've seen fixies in my 'hood that are fashion items instead of working bikes.
i've been curious about the super narrow bar trend that i see among the hipster fixie crowd. i myself have always used the shoulder width rule for bars (what can i say, it works for me), but are there any practical advantages to those really narrow bars? or is it really just a pure style thing that only results in poorer handling?