Originally Posted by
clarkbre
For what it's worth, I would say find some used 7 speed STI shifters on ebay or craigslist and then start looking for a bike co-op or a person that can do some work on the side. They really are not that hard to set up but the $180 seems a bit high to change the location/type of shifters.
+1
Also,10spd bits generally cost more and don't last as long as 7/8spd. I used to get about a year and a half out of $18 8spd chains on my old commuters. My 9spd gets about a year out of a $24 chain,and my old 10spd cross bike got maybe 8 months out of a $40 chain.