Originally Posted by
Idak
I am trying to get back into cycling after a 20 year hiatus. I have a road bike I like a lot
Congratulations. You have a lot of great times ahead of you.
Originally Posted by
Idak
I am also buying an inexpensive hybrid for foul weather riding and trips to the store. The stock flat bar on the hybrid looks terribly wide....
Yep. Back in the old days.... bars were much narrower than today. You'll quickly get used to it.
Originally Posted by
Idak
I used to like bar ends on my mountain bike. It doesn't look like they are common anymore.
I am not a Mountain bike rider myself. But the bar ends do seem to have fallen from popularity.
Many road cyclist also Mtn Bike. You may want to consider jumping into the Mtn bike thing now... and forego the hybrid. .