Originally Posted by
pepox369
So many nice set ups in here! But 99% of the bikes have drop bars.. what kind of touring do you guys actually do? I ask because, my bike that I am setting up for touring has trekking bars which allow me to be low to just pedal and go, or high to have a very upright position and admire the place I may be riding thru.
I mean, when I am on my road bike, I have a hard time really admiring the view... even if I am on the flat of the bars.
Maybe the handlebar on your road bike isn't set up for distance/touring. There's a significant difference in height between an aggressive road bike handlebar position vs a more comfortable one typical of distance/touring setups.
When my hands are on the hoods or the top bar, it's very possible that my angles aren't that different from yours -- which is way more upright than when Hesjedal is on his hoods. Likewise, when I'm on my aeros, I'm not even near how low the tri guys get on theirs.