My new trekking/butterfly handlebar setup :)

[Heifzilla]

Thank you, Lesa. That helps a lot. It looks so much more comfortable. I'm going to go ahead and order one.

No problem. I also want to clarify that the only place I used the electrical tape is at the ends of the bars where my grips were cut. The majority of the black tape is normal grip tape, and I wish that I had gotten cork or something a little more squishy. It's not uncomfortable, but I think a cork tape would have been nicer. I have some Salsa tape on my "project" bike and it is much more comfortable.

[Melissa71]

Ahhh, thank you for clarification. I've read about putting some sort of padding underneath the grip tape, I need to look more into that. I can't wait to change my handlebar. It looks like it should be a fairly simple swap.

[Melalvai]

Anyone know where to find these? Nashbar doesn't sell them anymore. I've had a couple people ask me about mine, and I have to tell them I got them from Nashbar but they've been discontinued there.

[Melissa71]

I just ordered a pair from a seller on ebay. I hope they're nice. His feedback is pretty good, and he was good about answering my questions. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...:X:RTQ:US:1123

[Melalvai]

Ah, thanks. I see that Wallbike has them too.

[PamNY]

Heifzilla, I'm so impressed that you did that yourself. I'm glad this thread was revived because I am starting to get numb hands and I may want to do the same thing.

[sundial]

Well my goodness, you were certainly thinking outside the box! I think you'll enjoy those long rides even more now that you have your handlebars customized. And nice job wrapping the bars.