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MechaMorgan
I said they discontinued the production of those models, not reduced. Although ugliness is kind of subjective, performance is measurable, and those handlebars are much more ergonomic than many other alloy or carbon models, just try them if you can.
I'm old (and mature) enough to know that performance is always better than "visual perfection" and much more better than what other people think of it... Take for example my Duopower saddle, you'll struggle to find someone that says a nice thing about it.. but it really gets my ass over long and hard days sitting on it, and you can even read why the design has more logic than the "classic" saddle.
What I can accept is that the color combination I'm trying to build (blue frame, white parts, black for the rest) will be seen as extremely ugly by many of you, as much as I think carbon road bikes are ugly... but you'll never see me posting my opinion about carbon on your kid's bike thread.
So, thanks for the appreciation, but this is not a salon/cafe bike build, sorry for the disappointment.