Hi,
Forget drops, its too complicated and expensive, add bar ends
for a bit more reach, (but really for more hand positions too).
Set the bars as low as they will go generally, set the seat as high as it will
go without rocking your hips generally, set the seat for more reach generally.
http://www.amazon.com/Resistance-Erg...grips+bar+ends
Search for 24" x 1.75" / 47mm x 507mm street tires for the smaller bike.
Kenda seem to do the smoothest tread at a reasonable price :
http://www.bikepartsusa.com/tire-24i...0psi-tire.html
That is it, change the tires and add bar ends, fiddle with the set up of
each bike. Anything else is pretty much a waste of time and expense.
rgds, sreten.
Check your chains for wear (google), replace if necessary, lube otherwise.
Generally lube up your bike. I'm not a maintenance fanatic, but I use
my chain lube into the wheel bearings, bottom bracket, pedals, head set,
derailleur pulleys, v brake pivots. WD40 for everything else,
cables, brake pivots (calipers), derailleur, brake levers etc.
I use WD40 to clean the chain then apply some proper chain lube.