try this: drop your arms to your sides and let them assume a fully relaxed position. now bend your elbows up about 90 degrees. look at your hands. are you looking at the top of your fists? no, you're looking mostly at your thumbs and forefingers. i want bars that allow me to control my bike like this - hands in a more-or-less neutral position. this is really the last thing i need to do to make my bike as posture positive and body-neutral as possible.
there are some under-the-seat steered recumbents that are set up this way. don't want a recumbent though. i thought about using bar ends but i've yet to find any tall enough to accommodate shifters and brakes. but, i think i may have found the answer in some adjustable bars that i found. it looks like they'll work, but are they long enough? will they clear my knees? just gotta buy 'em, install 'em and see.
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