Originally Posted by
carleton
Banchad, narrow bars are part of the fine tuning that we all do after you've already achieved all of the major gains elsewhere.
Every little bit helps. Aside from the tactical benefits listed above, narrow bars can be considered "free speed". So they are a win-win.
And they are lighter (less material) and stiffer (less leverage)...so win-win-win-win
Yeah I understand that. I was making a point of the 42cm and the aero 42cm bar supposedly having a 15/20W difference though. This seems weird to me given the rider should in theory be in the exact same position if the bars are the same width.