KD5NRH

I'd like to use the 7100 for some overnighters; there's a state park about 50 miles out by mostly backroads that makes for a nice, quiet and cheap camping spot. A few of the roads are poorly maintained enough to be marginal-to-dangerous for anything but a hybrid, (or maybe a tough cyclocross bike) and avoiding those would add 20-30 miles plus a couple of huge climbs. The main thing I'd have trouble with is the riser bars only offering one hand position for that long.

I'm curious what other people have done with similar bars. I'm not sure drop ends would be in the right place due to the angle of the bars, so I could use some input as to what does work with these. I'd rather not have to change the stem, etc, to put flat or drop bars on it, since the stock risers are great for my regular commute and in-town riding.

Cyclebum

You ask "what have other people done" and, unfortunantly for you, I'm the first to respond. Unfortunantly, because I had to goggle 'riser bar' to find out what you were dealing with. Having done that, I fail to see why a pair of bar ends would not solve your problem if your bars are wide. They come in many shapes. Just pick the most likely and try it. Return if it doesn't work. Otherwise you'll have to change bars to get the hand positions.

Of course, if you have padded grips of some sort, rather than tape, that would present an inconvient mounting problem for the bar ends.

Another somewhat radical option would be aero bars. They might be mountable on the risers. But I'm just speculating in left field, trying to give you ideas, having never used risers, bar ends, or aero bars. I get my hand positioins from a bull horn with friction shifters and interrupter brakes. Wouldn't trade.

Your lack of response is probably because it would be very unusual for a touring cyclist to use riser bars. Bull horns either for that matter.

fietsbob

Trekking bars substitute for both bar and the ends and have a whole second set of further forward
hand grips to say lean into the wind, more.

KD5NRH

The issue with mounting something like drop ends would be that the bars aren't straight at the ends, but angled back, so the drops would stick out at an odd angle. Straight (or bullhorn) ends would probably work fine, but only add one position, and I'm not sure what position would be best to add given the bike's geometry. (Up, forward, down, etc.)

Because of the grip shifters, they have the regular slip-on grips, but there's enough room on there to trim those and make room for some ends without changing shifters or crowding my hands in the regular position.

That's part of why I plan to get a regular touring bike before I head out on any long trips. The hybrid does have its advantages around here, though.

I've considered that, since it would add both a good lean and a lot more space in general just to get the wrists moving a bit. Unfortunately, I'd then have to swap the shifters. (SRAM 1:1 to complicate matters there; can't just grab my old Shimanos.)

caintuck

KDSRH, I'm in a similar situation: I want do some weekend touring to see if I enjoy it enough to reconfigure my bike with trekking bars and lower gears for longer adventures. So I too am looking at getting at least one more hand position by installing bar ends on my bullmoose handlebars, which are swept back a little. I don't think "drop" bar ends would work at all.

Richey makes curved flat bar ends that would probably work well on swept back bars. I'm also looking at these

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/136591881

and even these

https://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e102322666

Of course, these bar ends essentially provide only one additional position. I think that'll be enough for now though.

Anyway, i'm going to install some kind of bar ends within the next few weeks. I'll let you know how it works out.

KD5NRH

Actually, after a bit more searching, this might be a good solution for both of us; available in full length and twist-shift length:
https://www.outsideoutfitters.com/p-1...e-bar-end.aspx

$9 cheaper without the little inward stub at the top (does that actually help with something?):
https://www.outsideoutfitters.com/p-1...e-bar-end.aspx

Leebo

I use them with good results on my burly. I have a swept back riser bar with twist shifters and grips. At the ends of my bars I use bar ends that curve inward at the ends, wrapped in bar tape. Great second position/ climbing leverage.

EKW in DC

+1 Have them on my bike and love 'em. A planned 75 mile each way out and back bike camping trip a couple weekends had to be rescheduled, otherwise I'd be able to offer an even better report on the bars, but I can say after 2+ months of 14 mile round trip commuting and a couple 30-ish mile fun rides that the trekking bars are VERY comfortable and have proven to be an excellent addition to my bike.

cyccommute 

My wife's bike


My dual suspension bike



My winter bike



My Moots YBB/off-road touring bike


My wife's bike has flat bars but all of my mountain bikes have risers. It's generally a faux pas in the mountain biking world to run barends on risers but that's just fashion

You can run them without problems and it'll help your hands.