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    • The flat bar is about 692 mm The Trail Sweeper is about 775 mm
    • Yeah, those are on my list, overall feedback seems pretty positive across the interwebs. What bar width are you running? I feel like I would need to narrow up to make those comfortable.   Right, now I've got a pretty standard Truvativ Bar, but eventually I'd like to try out some Alt Bars. I'll probably avoid drop bars because of the added expense/ complexity of lever pull and groupsets that I'm not interested in but other ones like what you've mentioned or the Surley Corner Bar are interesting.  Here's a few resources I've been reading on it: https://bikepacking.com/index/comfort-mtb-handlebars/ https://bikepacking.com/gear/adding-alt-hand-positions-to-flat-bars/
    • Looks nice. On both of my rigid bikes, I have Ergon grips with the bar ends.  One bike has a wide flat/straight bar.  The other has an Origin 8 Trail Sweeper bar (essentially flat with some sweep).  I ride both bikes everywhere and think that I have a slight preference for the Trail Sweeper base with the grips. I am currently researching some Alt bars and may be settling in on a Sims Works Ramble Bar, but have not pulled the trigger.
    • Got the rear done: 27.5" wheel with 650bx48 tire and mechanical disc brake caliper installed.  Next is swapping out the fork. I could keep the current one as it's serviceable, fits the 650b just fine and and has disc brake tabs but it's got coil spring that I'm too big for and I happen to have a decent 100mm airfork with remote lockout.  I'm also starting to test different bar end thingys for additional hand positions. Any advice would be appreciated. 
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