Originally Posted by
Baby Puke
I think the only drawback to going SUPER narrow is with standing starts. Most people I talk to find that if the bars are below 35cm it gets pretty awkward trying to get away from the line. I haven't talked to anyone yet who's bought Scattos who hasn't liked them. I'm fine with my 38cm Eastons, but if I had extra cash I might go for the Scattos too. But I definitely do not have the extra cash!
In my experience this is a small problem, but small in the fact that practice will smooth out the problem. I rode my PRO 40cm c-c bars over winter and switched back to my 37cm Scattos in spring. Starts were all over the place, but after a few weeks, the stabiliser muscles worked themselves out and all was smooth. Definitely not a permanent problem.