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@primo
i'm not trying to antagonise you but i am not sure what you mean by 'stupidly narrow handlebar on a fixe skidder' maybe i come from a different culture perhaps..but it occurs to me that you may be referring to some type of road traveling MTB with an upright stance, which in turn offends you, ok , or the fashionable cut off (made from drop bars) type straight bars that are more for urban round the block, look cool type thing rather than an extended ride. ...if the latter then i think you hit upon part of my point, i appreciate that riding drop bars is comfy if you have done so for a while, but i also understand that sitting in the brake hoods is an easy (if not comfy) cop out, your not working in that posy much, your enjoying the scenery, if you find your in that posy all the time the cow horns are more comfy. so, having brake hoods on the bars still seems lame, it suggests you are trying to be part a cool fixie dude (but will never be) but cant shake the old road racer habits :)