Originally Posted by
EKW in DC
irclean - love the looks of that setup. I plan on making the switch to trekking bars ASAP as well. They've been hard enough to track down here south of the border, even online, so I'm sure you had some issues finding them.
Want mine? I picked one up from a local shop because someone else orphaned them off to get other bars. I can't say that I like them enough, and I'd rather have drop bars instead. Mine fit a 25.4 clamp, are painted gloss black and have the original sponge grip.
The stem length is the weird thing, I'd say. Your hands will either be close or far depending on which grip you use. If you shorten the stem so the farther portion of the bars is "normal", the near portion is way too close; if you lengthen the stem, the far portion will be far away. I just can't decide what to do about it.