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You need 'Flat Bar' brake levers, not MTB V-Brake levers. Sora and Tiagra grades available. There are Flat Bar gear levers (and even STI combined units) too, but 9-speed Shimano will happily mix/match between MTB and Road. I'd be inclined to bin the front dérailleur and run 1×9 with the XT RD and matching shift lever. HG50 cassette has loads of options, from 14-25 rat racer to 11-32 for hauling a full load of shopping.