>>2050762
buy a less thick saddle, you'll have less of that sweat swamp experience. i got this cheap m-wave one, a road bike saddle that still is pretty comfortable for over an hour of cycling without padded shorts
>>2050812
get a thermos so you can have actually cold water instead of lukewarm
>>2051073
if you're not descending it really doesn't matter
>>2051218
why do you want a flat bar? it makes sense if you want something cheap, but if you have 1-1.5k to spend i'd get drops