Originally Posted by
tony_merlino
But the trekking bar conversion can be done for less than $50 ($22 for the Nashbar MTB Trekking Bars, and possibly between $10 and $20 for a new stem - if that's needed, which isn't certain.) Everything else stays the same, except now you have a bunch of new hand positions to use. You might want to tape the bars, but I didn't.
All good points and looks like the cheapest way to get the slight change in position he's looking for.