road to straight bars

[MikeW-71]

Could you not just fit wider road bars? Easier and cheaper as there's less to replace, no?

I think even the widest drop bars will still be narrower than flat bars

 

[surfdude]

Could you not just fit wider road bars? Easier and cheaper as there's less to replace, no?

she never use the drop part of the bars or the hoods so thought straights as an option .not to worried about price as long as it gets her back out on the bike

 

[MikeW-71]

Crikey, if she's only riding on the tops, no wonder she's finding it twitchy

 

[mcshroom]

The brake pull is not right, and the gearing is mtb, so you may have problems. Things like these for gears and these for brakes may be better

 

[surfdude]

The brake pull is not right, and the gearing is mtb, so you may have problems. Things like these for gears and these for brakes may be better

thanks for finding those parts . not to expensive either . flat bars for under £20 pounds and grips for less than £5 . hopefully sorted .

 

[mcshroom]

Sounds good

I would also recommend getting some bar ends eventually to give a few more hand positions for longer rides.

 

[screenman]

Sounds good

I would also recommend getting some bar ends eventually to give a few more hand positions for longer rides.

So would I.

 

[mcshroom]

Oh also just noticed that if you buy the front and rear shifters separately they cost less than buying them as a pair

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

Oh also just noticed that if you buy the front and rear shifters separately they cost less than buying them as a pair

Mmm those Tiagra R440 shifters actually pull the same amount of (i.e. too much) cable as mtb front shifters (hence very specific front mech requirement - typically they are used on hybrids with road crank ring size and road chainline). The ideal road front shifter for the OP is sora sl-3500, but since he has a double chainset anything will work (by keeping the cable a little slack when on small front just for mechanical sympathy...). So in fact these are the same functionally as the Tiagra, but even cheaper and matches the colour of the brake levers.

 

[surfdude]

update , went to lbs to keep business local and got a quote from them for £450 +. fitting . they have lost my business . they said i needed a completely new group set but could sell me this very nice bike for £599.99 if i wanted one

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Jeez. When I looked into it, including new front mech, the parts came to £100 & that was my expensive option. Fitting is straightforward as long as you can index gears. Did you go in dressed as Dwayne Dibley?