Originally Posted by
womenbike
I think it will be better using flat bars for touring cycling, but also trekking bars seems to fit well for your goal. Obviously a dropped bars for touring wont' be the right choise, because you can have hard strain on your back.
and so thus a blatantly wrong misconception is continued.....
heck, I've heard it from the mouth of my wife...until finally she met some women cyclists who told her the same thing I have been telling her for 15 years....
for your question--if your bike fits you, drop bars at the proper position from your seat and at a given height for your fitness and core strength, will give an excellent touring position. For very rough roads, trekking bars, being wider, can be an advantage.
preference, but only once your bike is set up properly can one make a judgement (women have notoriously been sold bikes that have too much reach, hence the fear of drop bars, too stretched out)