Originally Posted by
Larry650
Title says it all. I did put Nitto touring bars on my 1988 Trek 400.
At 71 years, I'm not into aerodynamics of drop bars.
I just hope I'm not committing some sort of bicycle etiquette felony.
Meh. I've been relatively upright for nearly 30yrs, after long since ditching the drop-bar "10 speed" type bike in the mid-1980s.
All depends on what your own personal preference is, of course, but for me I've enjoyed biking much more since then. My latest bike is a 1996 Trek 970 that's been massaged into an upright city bike. Great wheelset, upright-type Brooks sprung saddle, swept riser stem+bars. Works for me, even if the original thought for the Trek 970 was something else entirely.
Can't imagine who'd grouse, out there; can't imagine why it'd matter one bit. Not if it keeps you biking, happy and comfortable doing it.