Originally Posted by
BarracksSi
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.
If you're offering...
I'd gladly take them off your hands for ya. I'll shoot you a PM...
As for fit - I can certainly see that being an issue to be worked out, and one I expect to wrestle w/ a bit. Thing is, my current riser bars on my hybrid don't offer many hand positions (of course), and the cheap rubber grips that came stock are wearing out. I wwas going to buy bar end grips (Titec L types) and some ergo grips, and realized that for about the same price, I could buy a new trekking bar. I mostly want it for the side grip, where I picture my hands being positioned most of the time, especially for longer rides/overnight touring I hope to do over the summer, which was initially the driving force behind looking for more hand positions on the bike.