Bought some moustache bars for the commuter. After 2 hours of riding and adjusting, I have the bars dialed for what feels to be the best setup for me...for now, however I may change the stem out for a one inch shorter one later this week as the lowest part of bars by the shifter/brake levers might be a bit too high.

Previously my hands would tingle and go numb about 45 minutes of riding no matter how much adjusting I had done with the seat position both up and down and front to back, different stems, gloves etc, The problems with the hands would not go away. Now with the moustache bars and many different hand positions, I had no problems with tingling and numbeness in the hands after 1 hour 20 minutes of straight riding.

I kind of like the look of the bare bars and with the very wet weather we get here in the winter, bar tape does not hold up for long. I also don't relish the thought of attempting to push regular grips all the way around the curved areas of the bar....it looks to be impossible.

Does anyone have suggestions for easy to add material for grips/cushioning on another area of the bar, especially on the semi-upright area just past the curve.

Thanks
TD