Dear John: 
Sorry this is late but your message just arrived in Japan (our 
international feed has been down for some time). 
 JP> What can I do about straight across handle bars (miss wrap-arounds 
 JP> on raod rides, terribly) and the length from seat to handle bars is 
 JP> same as schwin LeTour was for me, which is correct for off-road 
 JP> riding but NOT road riding.?
My advice is to go to a bike shop and see if they can change the stem for 
you.  That will give you a different length from the seat to the bar 
and/or raise/lower the bar.  The catalogue I have here lists stems 
starting at about $US50 and up.
 JP> And the seat could probably be changed back to the leather skinny 
 JP> riding seat I kept from LeTour, but the current seat's angle is back 
 JP> and not forward like I need for road rides?
If you look under the seat, there should be a bolt to adjust the angle of 
the seat as well as one or two for fore/aft adjustment. 
 JP> Any suggestions?  What about handle bar extensions I've seen?
I use mine all the time.  If you can find them (or have your local shop 
order them), a company called Lizard Skins makes neoprene bar end grips.  
They come in two lengths and a variety of colours.  You can install them 
yourself.  The biggest problem with bar ends for road use is that you 
can't reach the gears or brakes so using them in heavy traffic is *not* 
advised.  Padded gloves are also useful.
  
 JP> Please help?
I hope I did.  Please write post something when you get your bike dialed 
in and let us know how you're doing.
Tailwinds to you,
Steve
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