Hello all! I need help. I have no clue how to determine what type of handle bar I need. I have a Trek7300 that has not had any personal changes on the bike except for spd petal. I have taken up doing long rides and I have had a problem with my hands going numb. I changed the position of the handlebars but that has not seemed to help. I want to add bar ends to be able to change my grip for longer rides (30 +miles) and I am not in the market for a new bike. I have added new grips and wear gloves but after 25 miles I still get tingling. My current setup has gripshifts and the ergo-grips but I cannot fit any more gear on my bars. The bar is a bontrager with this obnoxious bar for hooking up their gear and I think the trend faded out as I can't find that stuff anymore. I am curious if I need to get a new handle bar to fit in the bar ends, or is there anything else I should do (such as switching up from my grip shifts). Any feedback would be awesome. Thanks alot for any help!
Peace,
Sean

You're looking at the wrong place. Seat angle controls body weight distrubution. Try tilting the nose of the saddle up to level or a bit up. This will take the weight off your hands to your backside.

I mostly agree with DieselDan, but there are a few things to consider in terms of handlebar positioning:

• Handlebar height. You may be able to add/move headset spacers to move the bar up. Or possibly flip your stem over if it's angled downward.
• Stem length. Maybe a shorter stem would help if your weight is too far forward?
• Handlebar rotation. I have had wrist pain before on a mountain bike because the brake/shifter position was at an uncomfortable angle for me.

Those may help, but as suggested, saddle position and angle may be more important.