Narrow bars and leverage

Bollocks. I ride chopped risers because they're the best thing for zipping between cars in the city. It's totally comfortable, and the fact that it makes my shoulders look broader and more manly is a happy side effect, and actually can be quite useful when bellowing at pedestrians.

Sure, you lose a little in the way of climbing/sprinting power, but TILMF. It's not like we have real long stretches to blast down on the average commute. Fuck it, eh, let other people ride what they want.

But what about really chopped down bars? They are pointless, you can't zip between gaps that are any smaller than your shoulders even if your bars can fit.