I am on the horns of a dilemma, which bars to use. My LHT came with drops with bar end shifters, love the shifters not so hot about the bars. I have a set of mustache bars I use on a fixed gear, and enjoy them. I've seen them mostly on touring bikes, and understand why, but it just seems like a real hassle to get this bike dialed in when part of it is messing around with bars, bar tape, and all those adjustments, at least the stem part of this picture is easy.

So my questions are, how did you arrive at the bars you're rockin'? Someone suggest them? Read about them and tried them, liked them, never thought about it? For that matter how long did it take to dial your bike in, where everything was just right? Or were you happy with the way the bike was set up from the start and didn't need to make any adjustments? Do you have other bikes you experiment with, leaving the touring bike alone until the test is over? Did you switch something out only to go back to it because it was way better than what you thought would be better?