I actually like the ergo feature quite a bit. It fits nicely in the palm of the hand. The bike came with Control Tech One bars that don't have that and I felt all the pressure was on the two ends of the hands, nothing at the palm. The problem with the bars is that to get the ergo section comfortable then the ramps are not flat enough. There needs to be a sharper angle, but maybe it would be too sharp and the shifter clamp wouldn't work well.