Originally Posted by RobbieTunes

You are an Ironman, so keep it cheap and you can maintain smugness in the face of plastic people.
Quill adapter, use a 26.0 stem to keep it petite, both the stem and bars will often be cheaper.
I suggest that 26.0 stems and bars are getting cheaper, and 31.8 looks kind of funny on an Ironman.
You can find the bar you want in 26.0 fairly easily, and a stem as well.

Then go out and pass people.