shimano 2300 flat bar conversion
I'm pondering converting a road bike with a 2300 triple set (FD-2303 28.6 mm, RD-2300, ST-2300/2303) from drop bars to flat bars.
Ideally I'd like to keep the same crank, cassette and derailleurs; suppose I simply swapped the ST-2300/2303 brifters for a set of flat bar ST-R225 shifter/levers? The ST-R225 is Sora but it's still for Shimano/8sp/triple so it seems as though that might work.
I've heard that for 9sp flatbar conversions one must also use a different FD, but I've not heard anything about 8sp. It'd be nice to keep this conversion simple and not to have to get into some crazy-ass setup with an MTB derailleur or something.
Surely someone out there has done this...