Nice, I love GW park. I've never been biking out there though. On Monday, August 15, 2016 at 2:12:04 PM UTC-4, kielsun wrote: > > I thought I'd follow up on this thread since you all gave me such great > tips during the search phase. I ended up settling on the Surly Open Bar for > my build, mostly because I was intrigued by the width and thought it would > be of benefit on trails. > > I took a three-day bikepacking trip in the George Washington National > Forest just outside of Harrisonburg, VA in July, and the bars more than > lived up to my expectations. Day one was about 30 miles on tarmac, and I > can't say I loved them for this application. The lack of multiple hand > positions really left me wanting. When we got to the forest roads and > trails, though, I found them to be super comfortable and the width > definitely helped me feel like I could throw the bike around a little bit, > even though my front (zip-tied) Wald medium basket was nice and full. > > I'm still definitely interested in going with the Jones Bar on my next > mtb--hopefully a complete new Surly Troll once I can pinch enough > pennies--but the Open Bar definitely fits the bill for what I need out of a > bar for now. > > Thanks again for all the suggestions and ideas! > > Bob in Baltimore >
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