Convert Flat Bar Road Bike To Drop Bars

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Convert flat bar road bike to drop bars. The conversion also includes going from downtube shifters to handlebar mounted mountain bike type trigger shifters. Do you really need drop handlebars on road bike. Road bars vs flat bars. Dw there are reasons to keep ya drop bars too.

But what if you could just use the stock twist shifter on a flat handlebar like it was intended. The latter pull too much cable for dual pivot brakes. There are heaps of workarounds for getting a rohloff pinion twist shifter onto a drop bar. Primarily because i d like to press it into service as a winter road bike as it has full mud guards.

An alt bar from jones or surly could be nice as well. Must be cantlilever levers not v. If you want 48cm then use a bar with a central shim rather than a normal bulge type bar sjs also do a alu bar with a narrow bulge which is ideal. I converted my trek 7 7fx flat bar road bike to drop bars.

Flat bar long pull brake levers. The bike is a ridgeback comet which has a shimano triple front and 8 speed rear. Shimano 3x10 flat bar shifters. I understand the appeal of a drop bar i have a cx bike for road gravel use but a narrow ish flat bar with some comfy bar ends and togs might do the same thing.

It comes with long pull drop bar brake levers so here s what you ll need for a current 3x10 speed model. Posted 6 years ago. Surly long haul trucker flat bar conversion. I ve been toying around with the idea of converting my flat bar hybrid which i use for commuting to drop bars.

The flat bars felt too upright for me so with drops i m more stretched out. Flat bar road bike manufacturers can use performance designed frames and high quality road bike componentry to give you fantastic gear shifting braking and even road handling and control. Note it s not a cheap conversion. I show how to convert a road bike from drop bars to flat bar handlebars.

It was a fun project and i love the results. This is a bicycle that we do a lot of flat bar conversions of. Straightforward but the 31 8mm clamp bars tend to have a wider central bulge than 25 4mm bars so the minimum width is higher. Such ingredients also have the effect of producing lightweight bikes which are great to ride but also excellent if you need to carry them upstairs anytime perfect for city dwellers.

To reduce your frontal area there s an aero advantage to fitting drop bars to your bike. My only road bike used for commuting to work once a week 16 miles each way. Look into soma gator bars.