Quote Originally Posted by CA_in_NC View Post
Get a cross bike with bar ends (or maybe a Long Haul Trucker)
If you want the Cross bike and like the idea of LHT's why not get the Surly Cross Check

Quote Originally Posted by CA_in_NC View Post
... and convert it to albatross or mustache bars (you should be able to keep the shifters and probably the brakes).
Like this?

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=15784