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The short answer is, just get some flat bars you like.
I like drops though. :( Miss the multiple hand positions and the aero drop position when I use it 1% of the time. Might be willing to give something like a Jones (rip off) a chance, or those Denhams you suggested (thanks for the tip).
I did really enjoy the flat bar braking and shifting though. And the control.
Just put a new 70 quid drop bar on my biek though. Sunk cost and all that...
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I vaguely recall a Kickstarter for a dropbar with sideways extensions.
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Cool, understood.
Yes, the Denhams look extremely good. And the Jones knockoffs by Alpkit and OnOne are so similar to the original to be functionally identical. I actually really like the aero position on all of these bars. Nice stretch out.
Do give the V brakes + STI drop levers a go and report back! -
I did this bodge in the past but never rode it on an actual bike. Maybe you can find some amenable levers and a pulley type thing to do it properly. (You would need to swap out the bit that retains the cable head so there's minimal friction)
Might as well just get a Travel Agent though if you're going down the bodge route
Edit: sorry, completely failed to explain what's going on. Instead of the cable end being in the lever bit it's in the housing and wrapped around the normal end point for the cable. It doubles the cable pull which should make it right for V brakes.
Tijmen
platypus
frankenbike
I’ve been down this road with my Koga.
The short answer is, just get some flat bars you like. Tried all the types? Koga Denham for example? And then use nice levers, XTR or Avid BlackOps. Feels AMAZING
Long answer is, it’s possible to use normal road brake levers with standard (not mini) V brakes. You have to make sure the rims are very true, and take a little care setting up. I would imagine mud clearance isn’t too great either. But it works.