I'm building up a monster cross touring bike over the winter with salsa bell laps or another salsa classic bar. i'll be using brake interruptor levers for mixed on/off road touring. I've always hated going downhill offroad on steep stuff with drop bars. Brake interruptor levers will give a nice secure upper braking position.

I've used salsa bars for a few years on my touring bikes; i like them because of the long ends of the drops really provide a nice lower perch on the handlebars that soaks up a lot of road vibration.