Originally Posted by
europa
I confess that I've yet to see the point of flat spots on bars. Oversize bars yes, in fact, I love oversize bars (I got big paws) but just as that flat bit in 'ergo' drop bars was never in the right place for me, I can't really see that flat bit on the tops being in just the right spot to be comfortable, something not helped by always moving my hands around. And surely, as soon as you adjust the tilt of the bars to get the bullhorns just right, the flats will now be different.
Won't stop me trying them though, if I can find a way of doing it for free - I've got too many bike bits I've bought only to find they didn't suit me, maybe this is the start of me finally learning better (pause for hysterical laughter).
I'm not sure what you mean by "flat spot". Do you mean the the "aero" section to the sides of the center of the bar? That isn't there for comfort but for an extremely marginal aerodynamic benefit. Most of these bars were designed to be the base of an aerobar so that flat part wouldn't be a place where you would grip the bars regardless. I suspect that the comfort one has while resting your hands on them depends upon your hand dimensions but I've always found mine comfortable if the aero section points completely horizontally.