I'm really optimistic that I'm going to like the Trekking bars a lot. Next year (2010), I'm planning to get a real touring bike and I found another set of new Trekking bars for a good price on Ebay, so I picked them up and put them away. I'm doing a big fully-supported tour in July so the Sirrus will be fine for that. Next year, however, I'd like to try loaded self-supported touring and I really want proper steel frame touring bike for that.