I know a lot of people like them but I tried them and never cared for them. They really don't provide a home position for your hands. On drop bars, a person is sized so their hands should rest comfortably on the hoods. A person can stay in that position for a long time without needing to change positions. On a straight/riser bar, the home position would be the grips. This position is also where the controls are. With trekking bars, it seems all of the positions are a compromise: your hands are either too close, too far out or too wide. The only time I placed my hands in the rearward position was to use the controls but it was never a place I would could leave them since it made me too upright. It's a good thing they do provide a lot of hand positions because I had to to move my hands around a lot to stay comfortable. They are not a bar that will work on any frame and you really need a frame with a long TT. Handlebar bags are almost of the question as well. Of course....IMHO.