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@AngelD
I have the annoying problem of having very large hands, so finding a compact bar that gives me a reasonable angle to the levers when tucking in to the drops is proving to be rather difficult and expensive to boot.
A lot of compact bars have such a shallow transition from levers to ends of drops, that I can't even get my hands in to the drops properly and is bloody uncomfortable.
Last chance for a compact dimensions (125-135 drop and 70-80 reach) is the PRO Vibe 7s (anatomic or round) or the PRO Cavendish bars, after that I will have to buy another stem that's shorter so I can try bars like the Race Face Cadence or Zipp Service Course short and shallow bars.
I had 3T Ergonova bars on the MASH and loved them, but I wanted a flat transition from tops to hoods, and turning them up so they had level top gave a mahoosive drop and about a 100mm reach!
Grrr... bloody frustrating.