Originally Posted by Badger6

I figured you weren't trying to make your bars the size of the business end of a baseball stick...but, I'm really curious what making them significantly fatter does? The purpose of a gel insert is to provide cushion, and it invariably adds size. Closed cell foam is far less compressible than the gel, but definitely more than an aluminum or carbon bar. In essence while minimally softening the actual place you grip, it really is just making the bar fatter....maybe I am missing something, does making the bar fatter increase comfort? Legitimately asking.