LittleBigMan

Two weeks of daily commuting later, I still like them much better than flatbars.

Glad I bought them instead of the pizza.

MMACH 5

I finally got mine installed. I rode today and I gotta say, it's a bit of a mixed bag. I really like the new hand positions. However, there were times this morning that I missed having my drops. It is going to take some getting used to as well as a little fine tuning on the bar position, (twice, when standing up and hammering, my knee clunked into the bar).
Overall, I like them.

I'll try to get some picks of the set-up tonight.

Banzai

Caution; the trekking bar is designed for a 25.4 stem clamp, not the 26.0 road bike "standard". I don't know your setup, but you may need a new stem.

Banzai

Disregard...I didn't check page two to see that you had already installed them. Any difficulties?

By the by, my brakes on mine are set up as you discussed, and I like that way, rather than having all the controls clustered on the closest section like most do.

MMACH 5

This one is a Novara Safari bar from REI and it did say that it would fit a 26.0, which it did. The bar fattens up a bit in the center. I did have to use AI shims to attach my aero bars.

GCRyder

Were you also able to use the road brake levers as planned?

MMACH 5

Yes, they make the whole steering unit a few inches wider on each side, but I like the placement. I'll get some pics either this afternoon or tonight and post them here.

LittleBigMan

Interesting. We've got transitions to trekking bars both from flat bars and from drops.

RT

I have been tinkering with this bar. First, I installed them on my flat-bar road bike, and liked them a lot, but my favorite bike is my long distance bike, a converted Giant Rainier, which aside from the smaller wheels, behaves like a road bike (a heavy one!). The dilemma is, I like these bars so much, I may have to get another one so I can ride both bikes equally

Domromer

If you guys ever had tingling palms or sore wrists did you find these bars relieve this?

hobbsc

Thanks for making me want a new set of bars, just after I thought I was done buying more bike gear...

I've got a bike that I'm decking out for a poor weather commuter and I think this might be a nice addition.

RT

Yes - initially solved that problem of tingling/tired/numbness with thicker gloves and aero bars. Also double wrapped my bars with grips underneath. These trekking bars give me enough of a place to lean or switch hand positions, and without the added weight/protrusion of aeros. More space to clip lights and nighttime riding equipment as well.

BikeManDan

I like Scott AT4 bars I have now way better than the trekking/butterfly bars available through Nashbar and REI

MMACH 5

So here are some shots of my setup. I probably should have pulled off my AeroPocket before taking the pics. It's a bit obscuring to the overall layout.

This is wrapped with one box of Forté Marble tape. I did have to give it a bit more stretch than usual, but it did do the trick.

My two lights (one LED & one halogen), mount nicely out at the ends of the bar. They are easy to reach but not in my way.

RT

I like the aeros on there! May hafta re-wrap and get those back on to see how they ride...

LittleBigMan

The bars are interesting, but the lights, even more so.

Care to reveal? Looks like the power is in the black box...

Cody Broken

Those Scott AT-4 bars are sweet! I see at LEAST 5 hand positions on that bar, probably more when you ride it. I would take the AT-4 over a Trekking bar any day, but I searched and nobody is selling them! Actually one online, and not cheap.

Delta makes these Ergo Bars, which are similar to the Scott At-2 bars.



I get 3 or 4 good grips out of my trekking bar. The Trekking bars and Safari bars are cheap and plentiful. Hopefully more bars of practical design will become cheap and plentiful.

PJones0012

I used the Nashbar trekking bars for a couple of months on my Motobecane then switched back to the factory bar. Maybe it's just me but it feels like I have more positive control with the standard bar. Granted, the trekking bar does give more hand positions but how much do you need to change hand/ body position for commuting?

MMACH 5

There's a guy at my office who rides a motorcycle and he asked me if this was my "winter bar."

I got a quizzical look on my face and he told me he hardly ever rides his crotch rocket in winter. He doesn't like getting into a tuck with all the extra layers on. He tends to ride his Goldwing in winter, (I know if I had a Goldwing sitting in the garage, you'd be hard pressed to ever get me onto a rocket bike).

I told him I hadn't thought in those terms before. However, the discussion did get me to take another look at my riding habits. I do tend to stay upright more in the winter. Maybe it's the extra clothing or the wind blowing down my shirt. It might just be that the cold air makes me "stiffen up" and not want to stretch out. I'll probably not be making seasonal bar changes, but it is an interesting thought.

nowheels

I used to us AT2 an 4's for the longest time. but as I have migrated back to mostly cross bikes I have been using the straight bullhorn bars with little or no drop. They fit the controls a bit better as the other bars are more MTB control oriented.

LittleBigMan

I guess it's a personal thing. I like these better than my Crowbars. (For me, commuting for an hour or more, I tend to get a little numbness in my hands, and moving them helps, plus the standard upright position has my hands closer together than flat bars (more like on the flat part of drops) which is also more comfortable than my Crowbars.

As for the control issue mentioned earlier, these bars are the same length as my old flatbars, only I can put my hands in a "thumbs-forward" position if need be.

But, hey, it's just me. YMMV.

axelfox

I wanted to install the Nashbar trekking bars, but my mechanic only had had the Scott AT bars in stock, the ones similar to the Deltas. I haven't had a chance to ride with the Scott bars yet.