`I am in agreement with you but from the sound of it for far different reasons. I have a Specialized aluminum handlebar and Cannondale stem that actually weigh less than most integrated bars. Plus if you don't like the actual length to the levers you have to buy and entirely different bar and tear things apart and put them back together rather than just change the stem. These integrated bar/stem combos were "invented" because carbon bars do not attach rigidly to carbon stems and can rotate if you hit a hard bump. Believe me, that is CERTAINLY not a lot of fun. This occurred to me three times before I went integrated. The reach on these varies a lot from design to design and it is very difficult to judge without having them in-hand. Then I ran across the really light aluminum parts. These do not accidently rotate and if you don't like the reach it is simple to fix without new wires and bar tape.