Originally Posted by
george12345
In 06 I had A Trek DX 7.5 with Flat bars super bike and did over 2000 mile tour with 4 panniers, now I have a 2012 Specialized Tricross Sport with drop bars, I have done over approx 1000 miles so far and a small tour with 4 panniers I was contemplating in changing the drops to flats, simply because I have never been down on the drops, Change or no Change
George
Personally I found long distances on a flat bar left my arms and hands aching until I put bar ends on, and then found I spent 90% or more of my riding time on the bar ends. On my bike with drop bars I spend probably 90% of the time on the hoods. I prefer having my hands on the hoods than the bar ends, simply because it means I can access my brakes and gears at the same time - on the bar ends I can reach my brake levers with my thumbs but can't work the gears at all.
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