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.
This has been covered before, but maybe hard to find in a search. Basically N. American riders prefer to use drop bars while European riders seem to not prefer them, on their touring rigs. Simply what we're accustomed to using. Generally fitment is less aggressive on the tourers than what a roadie's set up is. Butterfly (trekking) handle bars are becoming more popular in recent years.
Brad