I'll look at the trekking bars. Haven't seen those. Any drawbacks? I don't really have bad roads that I am riding on....and I was told that cyclocross are "supposed to be for" off road riding as well which I don't plan to do. But I was also informed that cyclocrosses are almost exclusively used for commuters on road surfaces. So who knows. The cyclocrosses seem to be more pricey except for the Specialized version. The cyclocross Biachi I saw at the LBS (very sweet looking) was over $2000 which is not what I am looking to spend.