Originally Posted by
Mr. Underbridge
I think it might depend how you ride. I'm planning to get a trekking bar eventually, but I don't ever want by hands that close. I want to have the stability of a flat bar plus hand positions that seem a little more like drop, aero, or climbing bars for when I have to fight 30 mph headwinds (like today, for instance). I don't want a position that simulates a cruiser, which it seems would be much of the purpose of having the curved part practically in your ribcage.
I haven't gotten it yet but it seems to me the great thing about this type of bar is that it can be used so many different ways. So the way one person might set it up for one riding style might not be the same way somebody else would use it.
Of course, that's personal preference. They are intended to be installed as shown on the bicycle, but when shown separately, the picture has them backwards.
I tried it both ways, and I preferred the intended installation because the sides angle inward, which is more comfortable on my wrists than when they angle outward. The same effect occurs on the closest part of the bars when mounted backwards, they cause your wrists to angle with the heels of your hands pointed forward/outward, not very comfortable for me. But when mounted normally, the curve on that part of the bar (now at the farthest from the rider) angles your wrists with your thumbs slightly forward.
Toddorado: these bars are comfortable, but not comparable to aero bars for speed. As for width, I don't think they are any wider than flat bars, they are about 22.5 inches, according to specs., I think.