Mustache Bar with EF50 Shifters?
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Mustache Bar with EF50 Shifters?
probably been asked. i did a search but couldn't find the answer.
I love my commuter (a GF wingra) but the flat bar is actually uncomfortable. It has shimano EF50 brake/shifters and it would be so much easier if these would work on a mustache (like a simple swap out).
I love my commuter (a GF wingra) but the flat bar is actually uncomfortable. It has shimano EF50 brake/shifters and it would be so much easier if these would work on a mustache (like a simple swap out).
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probably been asked. i did a search but couldn't find the answer.
I love my commuter (a GF wingra) but the flat bar is actually uncomfortable. It has shimano EF50 brake/shifters and it would be so much easier if these would work on a mustache (like a simple swap out).
I love my commuter (a GF wingra) but the flat bar is actually uncomfortable. It has shimano EF50 brake/shifters and it would be so much easier if these would work on a mustache (like a simple swap out).
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thanks ill look for some north road handlebars to try. I wonder if bullhorns would work too. i guess i could just put the brakes on the straight section. But then its just like having bar ends so whats the point right?
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Yep. Plus bullhorns tend to be "road" diameter again, so your brake/shifters won't fit them either.
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I think somafab.com and veloorange have some bars that are mtn (22.2) diameters that your brakes will work with. I'm actually converting my wife's city bike and am about to put a grip shifter SRAM MDX on a soma sparrow bar.
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And I will throw in my 2 cents for looking at a trekking/butterfly bar. I have been using one on a converted mountain bike for a few years and think it is great. Your shifters will swap right over. I also have a Bridgestone XO-2 with mustache bars that I road for more than 10 years and hands down think the trekking bars are better.
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I'm in love with my Delta Ergo bars. They look weird, but they're great.
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