Rapidfire shifters & ATB brakes on bullhorn / TT bars? [PICS]
11-06-07, 01:53 PM
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Rapidfire shifters & ATB brakes on bullhorn / TT bars? [PICS]
This is something I've asked in the past and was told in various ways that it's not possible...but then I saw this in San Francisco. It can be done!
I'm just wondering if anyone has any advice on how to go about it. I notice the Ritchey logo, looks like one of their time trial models, so perhaps this guy has a road stem as well? If that's the case perhaps it's just a matter of hacking on the brakes and shifters.
I actually found a few 25.4mm bullhorn bars - anyone know of some good places to find more of these? I'm looking for a more flat bullhorn, not one that's sloped downwards so harshly.
Thanks!
--Illah
I'm just wondering if anyone has any advice on how to go about it. I notice the Ritchey logo, looks like one of their time trial models, so perhaps this guy has a road stem as well? If that's the case perhaps it's just a matter of hacking on the brakes and shifters.
I actually found a few 25.4mm bullhorn bars - anyone know of some good places to find more of these? I'm looking for a more flat bullhorn, not one that's sloped downwards so harshly.
Thanks!
--Illah
11-06-07, 01:59 PM
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I don't see why it cannot be done as long as you use the right diameter bars.
Heck, I've mounted Campy Ergo shifters on risers and moustache bars before....
Heck, I've mounted Campy Ergo shifters on risers and moustache bars before....
11-06-07, 02:20 PM
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I don't know about small diameter bullhorns but I carefully used a Dremel tool and enlarged the clamps on a set of XT shifters and brake levers to fit a set of Profile bullhorn bars. It worked very well. Profile also makes a set of bars for the stoker of a tandem that are basically a bullhorn with no drop.
11-06-07, 04:35 PM
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So did you basically just enlarge the entire inner diameter of the clamps with the dremel? I came across a local SF based fabricator that does 25.4 flat track bars, gonna order some tonight
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11-06-07, 06:06 PM
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Have you considered just using some bar ends on a flat bar? It would get you the same hand positions and depending on the model maybe even more. Or is this more of a look you are going for?
11-07-07, 10:31 AM
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I have those shifters on my '83 Trek, only thing I had to do was use a little longer mounting bolt. I have older drop bars on it which are almost the same diameter as the mtn bike bars I got the shifters from. I am using Shimano aero brake levers. The shifters are mounted near the stem clamp.
They are handier than bar ends or downtube shifters, I think. They are a little bulky though.
They are handier than bar ends or downtube shifters, I think. They are a little bulky though.
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11-07-07, 10:50 AM
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25.4 should be easy to find in bullhorns; that's the standard Japanese clamp diameter for non-oversize road bars. 26 is the weird "high end" Italian size.
