Originally Posted by
jlaw
I am looking for some new bars for a 1984 Trek 620 touring bike and am interested in some of the new designs. I want a bar that encourages riding in the drops as an option - relatively short reach and drop are appealing. I set the bar tops on my bikes at or a little below the level of the seat.
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The Soma bar (50mm rise) is clearly intended for bikes with inadequate steerer tube length, a situation arising with older bicyclists and older threaded headset bikes. You can fit a more std drop bar by using a
threaded to threadless adapter/extender, which gives you more component options. Also you will need a
suitable stem, likely
one to fit a 31.8mm handlebar.
I've used VO products before, they are usually good. Recently I used this
Dimension short reach/drop bar, it is relatively inexpensive ($45) and available from any QBP-affiliated bike shop.
https://www.modernbike.com/dimension...rop-handlebars