Originally Posted by noglider;11206393
I'm sure the Dove bars are nice, but they seem highly overpriced to me. You can get [URL="http://www.niagaracycle.com/product_info.php?products_id=11135"
these bars[/URL] much more cheaply. The picture is terrible, making them look lousy, but they're not. I had them on my Super Course until recently.
I think you'll find stem shifters to be fine, especially those long shifters.
No Glider is so right about both points. The Nitto handle bar is way overpriced. I purchased one of the Sunlite Northroad handlebars and it looks almost like a copy of the Nitto Dove bar. I also felt the alloy use for the Sunlite was of good quality (very light also) with a nice finish. I concur the picture they use doesn't make justice (see the one below.)
In regard to the stem shifters, I have them on my own Nishiki mixte and they work just great. Stem shifters are so easy to reach when you have an upright position on the saddle compared to downtube shifters. If the derailleur is a Suntour and has been kept in good shape, you should be quite pleased with the overall shifting performance of this bike.
