Originally Posted by
tonyfourdogs
I suppose I was just having a hard time believing that the equivalent position to the flats would be painful - although I do realise that the trekking design puts the flats further back than on drop bars. I've had bikes where the bar position has given me pins and needles after 10 minutes of riding, and it's no fun.
I haven't given them a full-on go, but I have found that the "flats" portion is a bit closer together than optimally comfortable, and maybe a bit farther back (closer to you) than you may want.. but you can also angle the bars differently. I have a lot of playing around to do with them.