[adamhorne]

Bar ends are a lifesaver! I got pretty bad RSI a few years ago and anything I did where my palms are down meant pins and needles in my arms. And as a cyclist, I quickly learned drop bars were best - but when I wanted to mountain bike, drop bars were the difference between being able to do it, and not. A vertical mouse also helped (at work).

[Gravityloss]

The very wide bars are something that's really impractical if you're using the bike for commuting. You are close to hitting pedestrians and other cyclists. And especially if you live in an apartment building and store the bike in the cellar with other bikes, it takes so much space and is annoying to retrieve and store. There's a reason why the fixie people have really narrow handlebars.

I understand the control is good on snow and ice though with studded tires and suspension.