Originally Posted by
bikessuck
I think it's a comfort thing. I'm sure kids on their horribly welded frames and superdeep v's don't care much about performance and rather have a comfortable bike they think looks good. I see the trend dying down in my neck of the woods though. everyones going with the 'pista' drop bars and usually have them angled all weird with no tape or plugs haha
Seriously.... I ran into my family friend's kid this one time and he had exactly what you describe, and while we chatted unmounted his bars kept on hitting his TT. Worse was he was riding a freewheel without a break and would dismount and footbreak like on a longboard when he needed to stop.