Originally Posted by Inertianinja

Since i've been shopping for a build, I did a bunch of reading on handlebars.
It seems like the trend went from traditional to ergo to compact.

There are a lot of advertisements and video reviews out there - the one on competitvecyclist is a good example - that talk about compact bend bars like they are the best thing ever, and anyone who isn't using them is just punishing themselves.

They are described as "comfortable" as if no other bar ever was, and the world was just waiting for science to invent a bar that didn't bend as much. Check out the competitive cyclist review of the new FSA bars...he refers to ergo bars sarcastically like only idiots use them.

So what's the deal with them?

I have 150mm ergo drops on my felt. I like them, but I'm always willing to try something new. Note, For the build I bought 150mm ergo drops bc fhey were way cheaper, but I might try the k-wing compacts.