Originally Posted by
gauvins
djb "
you not having much time to ride before your trip" Well -- I leave mid May. So probably enough time for several short rides and a couple of centuries. I have risers and will carry Allen keys, so, not to worry. Only thing might be mounting the bars on top of the headset (i.e. subracting the stem's length in order to bring the elbow angle at the preferred 90%. But the vast majority of touring pictures I saw show aeros mounted on top of the handlebars... anyhow)
hey, do you have an indoor trainer? I have an old one which I keep my old touring bike on which is nice to keep my back flexible for dropbar riding and for when the weather is really bad and I cannot ride.
f you could borrow one, you could have fun trying out different aerobar positions this winter, and perhaps have more time to decide if you really like them and postpone buying new cargo holding methods unless you really need to.
in any case, have fun trying them out when you are able to.