Originally Posted by BostonFixed
Yea, I've rocked the flat bars a few times, and they're pretty b*itchin. A lowish stem, 0 deg rise, and shortish flat bars, it is awesome for riding. I like it that you are still in an upright position while riding, but you hands are nice and low. Weaving through traffic with flat bars is the best.
Cut 'em thin. Wide bars suck on the road.
I dunno about risers, the asthetics sort of bother me on a SS/fixed gear bike, but i've never used them....
I remember years ago I saw some sort of PBS-que show about messengers in NYC and they said the ones who rode flat bars cut their bars to match the width of thier shoulders and that's it. So it was easy for them to gauge tight gaps in traffic.