Thread: Handlebar Conversion
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Old 12-21-09 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by DVC45
I used a Tektro RL520 (http://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...ke+Levers.aspx) brake levers on my Hybrid conversion and I utilized an existing friction downtube shifters from my parts bin. I then adapted it to a Rivendell barend shifter pods (http://www.rivbike.com/products/show...-mounts/17-068).
Yeah you don't need to replace the brakes if you are using the bar end shifters. Just get the levers that DVC45 linked.

Depending on the bars, you may need a new stem. Mountain flat bars are usually 25.4 diameter, and road bars are usually 26.0. There are some drops that are made to work with 25.4 stems, like the excellent Nitto 115 bars:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/h...ars/index.html
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