Originally Posted by elTwitcho

That's kind of a ridiculous question...

Because there are bar positions you can get with a riser that are extremely difficult to achieve with a traditional stem and road bar setup.

Because some people don't use any part of a road bar other than the flat portion on top.

Because some people are more comfortable on a narrow bar.

Because some people like being able to cut their own bars to their preferred width.


Not quite rocket science.