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I built up a 1x10 flat bar gravel bike using parts-bin components, but I’m not really enjoying flat bars and am missing the comfort/different positions possible with drops. So I’d like to switch to drops but am struggling to figure what I can keep from the existing build and hopefully not spend too much ££ switching over. Right now it’s got cheapo 10 speed Sram MTB derailleur and shifter. Shimano 1x chainring and Deore hydraulic brake levers and callipers.
Could I keep the Deore callipers and switch the flat bar levers to Shimano STIs? I don’t really know what I’m doing with hydraulics so probs a job for my LBS. Would Shimano 10 speed STI be compatible with the Sram 10 speed MTB derailleur?
Or would I be better off sourcing Sram drop bar STIs and callipers? This is the route I’ve gone down so far but having a hard time finding much second hand.