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No, it was, in the 1980s, a very good idea. For pursuit and time trial bikes where you would only ride in the dropped position, the low-profile bike offered reduced weight, more stiffness and smaller frontal area for reduced aerodynamic drag. When tri-bars arrived, the need for a very low front end disappeared and the bullhorn part of the bars on a TT bike is usually now set up to replicate riding on the hoods, as it is only used for out-of-the-saddle climbs and technical sections, although Kilo and pursuit bikes still have the handles in the drop position for starting.