Figure 8 bend 'Trekking' Bars offer a lot of different hand holds, and the control levers on a hybrid can be transferred.

a 25,4 to 31,8* shim, machined, can allow a smaller center bar fit your stem, but .. you may find a different stem may improve the fit.

I cannot judge this for you remote. Arcata, a College town, has bike shops. Eureka, nearby, has several too.

* that's 1" to 1.25", in equivalent metric numbers.




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