Does this look weird?

[Mod-Master]

one is best I think. if im going on a long ride its two, but if I take it to a show or something like that then I think 1 is still best. there have been times when I was thirsty and the Waterbottle saved me. I have got a different bottle cage, and I have my eye on a magnesium carbon look cage.
but I think elite is the way to go here, and this bottle looks best. thanks for all your opinions.

 

[joglo]

Hi,
I hope it's OK to still add my two cents with regards to the Triathlon bar...
I found it first of all a bit strange, reminds me too much to the weired Bikes with having as much as possible extensions and additions to the bar like mirrors, multiple lamp holders, GPS, front pack and often a Triathlon bar...

To me there is a very thin line between optimizing the comfort and killing the style of your bike.

I would recommend to maybe rather use a classical Profile Bar?

The Durango or XCR
or this XC aero would offer also additional riding positions.
https://shopee.ph/NOS-PROFILE-USA-XC-AERO-BAR-i.14695405.10823296414

 

[Mod-Master]

Yeah your good the profile bars match my handlebars well as they are silver and the pads are black so they match the grips.
And I’ve moved on from Matt black handlebars I think this bike is built for silver. Thanks for your suggestions

 

[Mod-Master]

New shifters to match the chrome effect for the levers courtesy of @bhill22

 

[joglo]

just sharing another visual, even showing your triathlon bar.

To me, everything on the right side simply doesn't suite well to MTBs, so I'm still not considering to also mount something like this on my bikes
But i do agree, style wise with now more and more polished parts it fit's together.

The earlier shown XC bars have at least been designed for MTB usage. Also for a bar like this you may find not just fans...

 

[Mod-Master]

Well the bars just look a bit clunky, and the tris are so comfortable. Is just I couldn’t find bar ends that matched so I decided to go with a twist.

 

[Mod-Master]

Cables added, just derailleurs to go.

 

[Mod-Master]

Brakes work as well.

 

[jimo746]

The Tri bars look ok to me, at least they're of a similar "look" to the rest of the cockpit. A few folk used tri bars on mtbs back in the day, good for long gravel road/path sections or getting more "aero" downhill. I used my mtb for midweek club TT's as well, so often had clip-on TRI bars fitted over the summer.