Originally Posted by
highandlowrpm
…I can stand and power up (with my flat bar and bar ends, find climbing better with that set up than drops).
Agreed. I use classic touring bars on the old MTB. A grip bit more forward (like you do on drop bar hoods) is great out of the saddle speeding up on flats and slight grades, but a bit more back to the grips and wider is better than drop bars when it’s steeper. Still I like riding drops a lot. 👍
Otto