Originally Posted by W Cole

All of these compact bars are marketed as "short reach" and most compact bars have either 75mm or 80mm reach, but the standard bars I have on my bike right now are 78mm reach and most standard bars I look at have 80mm reach so I'm a bit confused. Is the "short reach" aspect of compact bars a complete misnomer or am I missing something here? I am purposefully looking for some bars with a short reach and I thought that compact bars would be perfect but it appears they are no better than standard?