I just purchase a Bachetta Carbon Basso for my wife off ebay.  During shipping the tweener handlebar developed an inward bend, so the handlebars are even narrower.  I will probably unwrap the handlebar to attempt some bending to restore the intended shape.  Then rewrap the handlebars with tape.  With the incline on a Bacchetta, there is really no way to rest your hands anywhere else beside the grip shifter.  Is there any reason to rewrap the handlebar with tape?  Is handlebar tape a vestigal holdover on Bacchetta tweener handlebars?  Do I need to rewrap just so it looks like a DF bike?  I guess some of the tape neatly holds on to the brake/shift cables, but that's only 1/3 of the taping area.

Good point, handlebar tape on the Bacchetta tweener bars is probably a better idea than wearing shin guards.  I will probably just wrap tape around the section right close to the stem and skip the handlebar section right in front of the grips.