Originally Posted by
mtb_addict
now i think about it some more, its a no brainer to get the trekking bar.
it would be super easy to convert to straight bar if i dont like it...unlike drop bars.
Effectively trekking bars are about 40cm or less wide when you are using the controls. Yeah, there is a lot of bar further out, but you can't brake or shift gears from there, which you need to do a lot riding in urban areas. Yes, you can get used to that narrowness and having to change hand positions to brake or change gears, but is it ideal? no. They suck on gravel or rough roads compared to other options I don't even particularly like them for touring anymore either, I use Jones bars now. If I had know about them when I got the Jones Bars, I would have got Koga Denhams. Maybe Velo Orange Crazy Bars might be cheap option for you?