Hi,
I guess I should eat humble pie. I bought myself a roadbike to
go with my folder and rapidly decided, for the short term at least,
I really couldn't get on with the drop handlebars. Braking being
the main issue, being very limited on the hoods, and only good
in one of the two extreme positions.
However my solution is quite different, I've converted the bars
to bullhorns, and the only cost is the new handlebar tape I'm
now waiting for to finish off the job. Remarkably straightforward
and much easier access to to the brake levers in an emergency.
Will look a lot like this with new tape :
Though I'm leaving the brake cables external, a rather severe
angle is need to tape them up, that it not good for brake feel.
Long term I can always go back to drops if I want to.
rgds, sreten.