Trekking Bar Installation and Pics
 

A subject of trekking bar installation came up on another thread. I went and provided my experience on installation, but I figured that it might be useful to have its own thread.

Parts used for the transformation:
- Trekking Bar: Nashbar Trekking Bar (it's currently out of stock)
- Stem: RavX Tempo Hi-Rider Stem 90mm, 25.4mm
- Grips: Ergon GP-1 size Large
- Tape: Cinelli cork tape
- Profile Design Threadless Size Converter (1 - 1/8-Inc)

Here's a photo of the trekking bar installed that was posted.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=505148

From the above photo, there were questions as to how the cables were routed, and how the Ergon grips were installed. So here is a brief information that I provided.

Here's a pic from the front so you can see the cable routing on my trekking bar setup. It's a bit difficult to see the routing due to the front bag mount, but the shifter cables are routed above the stem, and brake cables are under the stem. I haven't trimmed the cable housing yet especially the front brake cable as I am in the process of moving things around between frames, and there is a possibility that the trekking bar will be moved to another frame.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=505149http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=505150

I think the biggest thing to figure out on the trekking bar initially is to figure out which side will go up. You want the part that holds the grips/brake levers/shifters to be about an inch lower than the front part so that the curved part has a gentle rise. After playing around with the height, my handlebar portion is level with where the stem holds the trekking bar. You can see in the first photo below.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=505151http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=505152

I had to cut/trim the Ergon GP1 (sz. L) about 0.75 inch due to the bend of the trekking bar and have enough space to install both the brake levers and shifters. I thought about just wrapping the bar and not use the Ergon grips. Even thought about just installing a rubber grip, but Ergon grips makes it so comfortable and it is well worth it in my opinion. I normally don't use Ergon grips on my mountain bikes, but on a trekking bar, it is just awesome. I would highly recommend it.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=505153

There will be other ways of setting it up, but I wanted to provide my experiences and the setup that worked for me. Hope this helps others who are planning to try trekking bar.