Originally Posted by damocles1

Bars are very personal. What works for one person may feel like crap to another. You rarely see wacky bar set-ups IN races.
When I'm putting a cross bike together for someone, I tell them to use the same bar as they do on their road bike. The biggest issue I had when going back and forth between the road and CX bikes was the difference in the bars. Same bars on both bike...no issue.
Some folks can't tell a difference though, and short reach/shallow drop CX bars work fine for them.

Get a bar that works for YOU!