Originally Posted by
jgjulio
The mechanic at the LBS stated that the gel pads make the handlebar feel too squishy.
What the mech meant to say (although he did not know it) is the gel pads make the bar feel too squshy
for him. SOme people like it a lot, and you may be one of those people.
As said above, bars are all pretty much the same diameter in order to mount brake levers, and you can try double-wrapped tape to thicken it up a bit too.