Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

I would love a space horse in that colourway.

Gf has bought herself a Pendleton Brooke and is looking for a couple things:

Cheap ergo cork grips ( @TM I think)
A good selection of riser/swept bars to browse

If anyone has any suggestions. Cheers!

Looks like these might be a nice upgrade for the awful gripshifters:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shimano-Ef-51-Shifter-brake-Lever/dp/B00U3MLXB0

Check out rosebikes , they have a good selection of trekking bars and grips aswell

for example

You want Humpert bars and cork grips from SJS.

Also those gripshifters are fine, good action and reliable. Changing them is a waste of time imo.

Thanks both, SJS and rose are a veritable mine of stuff.
@TM she absolutely hates how bulky they are. I think for her they're priority number 1.

Fair enough. I would just get some 7 speed rapid fire pods then.

However those are both grey, not silver.

Tektro CR720 have some nice one in polished, but I rated the CX70, and the grey is a nice shade, it's straightforward to fit and tweak.

Anyone got a rack ID on that all-city?

Reader's wife - Niner RLT9 Steel, with dyno lights and guards. Did the IoW Randonee yesterday, lovely ride.

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nice bike! bars look a bit weird though, what are those?

@jaap they're just traditional bend bars at a "unusual" angle.

Looking good.

What bar end shifter is that?

God damn yes.

Agreed, mega bucks though

Hello,

Occasional lurker and trader on the forum, was hoping you fine people could dispense some advice...

I'm thinking about switching my Straggler from drops to a flat/trekking bar set up. I've got a 2x8 ultegra/xt drivetrain so I think my two (most reasonably-priced) options are:

1. These STI flatbar shifters

2. Sunrace thumbies and some flatbar brake levers (probably got some in a parts bin at home)

Does anyone have any experience with either of these setups? Reviews seem positive generally for both. Or is there another option I haven't thought of?

Thanks!

LKLM World Traveller. Not pretty, not light, but getting me where I want to go (see below).

Saddle bag is a Carridice-like item called "Ease Rabbit". Someone in China has has a sense of humor.

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I have those sunrace shifters in 9 speed. Don't buy them is my advice.
Indexing is off and weak, never shifted nicely, no friction mode.

that's a resprayed sequoia

Very perseptive of you ;)

Tubing's different apparently

Different?

Like the early bikes, this Sequoia uses a special blend of tubing, dubbed “Touring,” named after Specialized’s first proprietary tubeset, and features a stainless chainstay.