Interesting. I’ve had the RockHopper for five years and it had drop bars most of that time. Ultimately, I decided they weren’t wide enough and the cantilever and U-brake really weren’t ideal for drop bar levers.

For over a year, the MTB has been sporting touring bars, instead. The trade off is that touring bars give wide grips that reach back to the steering axis and go all the way to as far forward as hoods. They work great all along that range both seated and standing, which is important for me when riding SS. The downside is that there is no bar tops position for seated climbing, but the standing positions outweigh that for me.

If one wanted that same situation but lower, the touring bars can be flipped over. So, I’m glad to know about these but at this point I will likely carry on with the touring bars.

Otto