Simple. Stem, Bar and Thumbies. Problem solved. On Jul 15, 4:47 pm, d2mini <d2creat...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, sometimes excessive google searching gives me a headache. :P > > I currently have noodle bars on my homer commuter, 42cm width. My > commute is about 12.5 miles each way and sometimes they can get a bit > uncomfortable. I spend all my time on the tops. > > I also have a specialized mountain bike that I hit the trails with > during lunch. The trails are pretty insane, all tree roots and stuff. > We'll do a good mix of the trails and road, usually about 12 miles > total. > > Between the two bikes, the flat bars of the mtn bike are drastically > more comfortable for me. I think it's two things... the hand/wrist > position and the wide hand position, wider than my shoulders. They > have a rise and a backward sweep, typical of pretty much every > production mtn bike these days. So I'm thinking of fitting that style > bar to my homer and wondering if you guys have any advice on making > the switch as painless as possible, in terms of what parts to use, > what needs to be swapped out, etc. I do really like my bar-end > shifters so if I could use those with thumbies or something that would > be cool. I would also like to fit a pair of retro looking ergo grips, > which i assume only come in mtn bike bar diameters? > > All advice appreciated. > Thanks!
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