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I’m putting together a new bike for the wife, I’ve looked extensively at the options of OTP bikes that do what we want, and there isn’t a huge amount of choice, and it all seems a bit overpriced for what it is, as we’re working to a tight budget. She needs it to fit 32c tyres, mudguards and a rack. She doesn't like trigger shifters and isn’t sold on drops yet, so we need something where I can swap the bars between drops and porteur bars easily (which means STIs are a no go too). At the moment she uses a grip shift but has used bar-ends and likes the simplicity of them.
Given the OTP options, and the limitations I’m working within, I’ve decided that the best course of action is to put something together out of some bits I’ve got in the spares box, some parts that are good on her current bike and then buying the rest. I’ve been getting her to look at loads of different set-ups online to find out what she likes and we’re going for something like the vaya below with the ability to set it up like the Kaffenback (also) below.
Thanks to Le Tour, there have been quite a few sales online recently, which is helping.
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