Originally Posted by lbthomps

I haven't really beaten on them yet so its hard to say for sure but I can offer a few insights.

-they are less flexy than a pair of bullhorns that I had at one point

-When compared to the road drops that I most recently had on my bike I can't tell much of a difference.
They don't seem to ride anymore harsh than the road drops when on cobblestone maybe a bit softer
when I am in the drops

-I have never really found many bars that flexy to the point where it bothered me and I am a relatively big guy (6'2" 180lbs) but then again I have only tried 4 bar setups and none of them were high zoot products so maybe I don't know what a super stiff bar is anyways

with that in mind I also haven't done any prolonged sprints yet or any really hard skids... I am planning on going for some more serious rides in the near future and will give some more comments when I post some pictures