+1 on the Ergon grips, +2 on the trekking bars; I have a set and it is the best upgrade that I've made on my bike to date. I had to get a longer stem, but the cost of the bars, stem, and tape was still way cheaper than converting to drop bars; with drops you need new controls. Another bonus is since the area to tape is smaller than drop bars (providing you still use grips), the tape ends up being thicker, and therefore more comfortable. At least that's been my experience, YMMV.