Hey there!

I've got a vintage set of handlebars (I think the brand is Notti?) from a Fuji I'm restoring, but I intend on using this bike for touring. I've never used road bars before. Curious what everyone thinks of using Trekking bars for touring instead? I've seen some people use them on Youtube. Is it just a matter of personal preference? Any issues that would come up with Trekking bars? I'm particularly interested in how much mounting room they appear to have over Road bars with drops.

for the most part

I think it will be better using flat bars for touring cycling, but also trekking bars seems to fit well for your goal. Obviously a dropped bars for touring wont' be the right choise, because you can have hard strain on your back.

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How is that obvious? You can set up a drop bar to the same exact position as the flat bar and just as wide. With interrupter levers you can have the same exact braking position, even. You get the benefit of flat bar, bar ends AND an aero position for hills/winds. That said, it's still personal preference and my next set-up will probably be a variation on the flat bar.

Actually road bars with drops have a distinct advantage of flat bars for touring. Road bars allow for a variety of hand positions, and if you have ever toured or participated in distance cycling you would know that multiple hand positions are essential for minimizing hand, wrist, arm, shoulder and neck fatique.

I have a favored position on mine but mix it up over the course of the day and terrain. Flat bars would be a bad idea for touring as you would always have the same hand, writs, arm, neck position, and the hand position on a flat bar is very unnatural.

Trekking bars may offer the same benefit as a road bar in that there are multiple hand positions. I know folks who like the trekking bars...so in the end it does come down to personal preference.

I knew about the hand positions for sure (did 100 km with flat bars last summer. ouch!), but was looking to see if there was anything I was missing on the drops vs. trekking bit. Thanks for all your insight! I think I'll try out the trekking bars and see how I get along.

and so thus a blatantly wrong misconception is continued.....
heck, I've heard it from the mouth of my wife...until finally she met some women cyclists who told her the same thing I have been telling her for 15 years....

for your question--if your bike fits you, drop bars at the proper position from your seat and at a given height for your fitness and core strength, will give an excellent touring position. For very rough roads, trekking bars, being wider, can be an advantage.

preference, but only once your bike is set up properly can one make a judgement (women have notoriously been sold bikes that have too much reach, hence the fear of drop bars, too stretched out)

have something picture about the handlebar?i think may be the carbon one are more comfortable.

>won't, choice

Some people feel this to be true, but I have found the opposite. I have chronic back problems off the bike, but the position on a bike with drop handlebars actually makes my back feel better. The position is very similar to the stretches I do to help my back - kind of rolling forward into a gentle curve.

My problem with drop handlebars is hand and forearm pain. The number of hand positions on drop bars helps, and I have my bars a little higher than some others might, although they are still a little below the level of my saddle.

as a teacher, this is your wont.

(English must not be her first language)

and btw, riding helps my back in exactly the same way as yours. My back is always in best shape during the riding months (although my back problems are not chronic, more "lack of exercise induced" or too much time in chairs and not exercising (which is why I dont mind snow shovelling in winter)

Don't forget flat bars with bar ends, they greatly improve the amount of different hand positions...

For another very comfortable, no strain aerodynamic riding position with either drops, flats, or treking bars, try aero bars. I do not understand the resistence to these among the touring community. Maybe because they interfer with the sacred barbag. Wouldn't leave home without them myself.

As said, the problem with trekking bars is you pretty much are forced to sit on one plane, with a little variation in the reach and hand position. Tough on your back and butt. They are also heavy, you'll feel it, and definitely non-aero. Drop bars allow you to rotate down and stretch out. Aero bars give a nice stretch option, but I can't use them on anything but smooth roads with a good shoulder.

I like my trekking bars on one of my LD bikes, but wouldn't recommend them to a friend...it's a matter of preference and an odd pick. On a 8-10hr ride, I'll lean on the trekking bars and use them like aero bars for a stretch, but ain't so comfortable.

Figure 8 bend trekking bars are like a near bar and a far bar,
the forward reach is like, going into the low position.
bending over into a headwind, for example.

and the bar ends on the sides is continuous, part of the bend in the bar..
you can grip places where the clamp would be, for Bar add on ends.

OP: due to metal fatigue, I advise against using older aluminum drop handlebars.

I have seen them on older rigs .. you will see the sag of the riders weight, bending the tube..
evidenced by the brake levers being pointed inward, when viewed from the front.

next step may be breaking, in the least desirable moment.

I have Trekking bars on the bike I ride Most, the straight bar controls,
brake levers, and the Rohloff grip shifter slide right on.

There is a potential to make a Mustache bar like setup road brake levers at the front.

Seen Harris cycle website, their handlebar page has links to that....
https://sheldonbrown.com/deakins/handlebars.html

Stem choice makes a big difference how the bars are relative to the saddle..

I have my Trekking bars higher than the saddle and fairly near ..
my Medium sized Bike Friday PL has a a 56 top tube and a short 5cm stem..