Originally Posted by
badger_biker
BigSung - thanks for posting your trekking bar info. A dumb question but do they come in different diameters to handle road vs. mountain brake levers? I've never given them enough thought to realize they could work like you have them set up with the mountain controls and Ergons. What brand of bars do you have?
This is how I currently have my Cimarron set up but the bar ends don't have much bar surface to clamp on since I can't slide anything inward anymore. I may now consider a trekking set up.
I believe the trekking bars has diameters to handle mountain brake and shift levers, 22.2mm. The clamp area is 25.4mm. The one that I am using is the Nashbar trekking bar. For some reason, they are out of stock at current time. I have been checking to pick up another one. I have noticed that they usually come out in a batch, and then when they are gone, it takes a bit of time to get them restocked. The other one that is available is the XLC Multi Functional Trekking bar that you can find on Amazon. I think they are pretty much same quality and size. I believe Niagara Cycles carries it as well. I think Niagara Cycles has more expensive trekking bar by Dimension, but I have found there is no reason to pay more for the Dimension.
I find that I actually get 4 positions with the trekking bars, and it really helps in controlling the cockpit especially on a longer ETT. The Ergon grips actually allows to be used on two positions, having the palm resting on the wider grips
One thing, if you do go the route of using trekking bars, you will need to trim/cut the Ergon grips. I really hesitated doing it. But now that I have it setup, I would highly recommend it. It will be well worth it.
Prior to the trekking bar, I was using 26" wide riser bar on my commuter. I have 28" wide bar on my MTB. I was a little concerned about the width, but I am finding no issues with it. I have taken the bike in tight singletracks, and it handled it very well.