Originally Posted by
LesterOfPuppets
Regardless of original application, they work pretty well for commuting. I have some fairly long reach ones, so I position them a little closer than road bar on the same bike. Typical cruising spot in the middle, can move back to "road tops" position if I want to sit up, or stretch out a bit and hang my thumbs off the ends if I wanna.
I'd still rather have regular drop bars, for those days when there's a relentless headwind on the commute home.