I decided to make a few changes on my commuter bike. I was running with drop bars on this bike, but when you are riding in traffic, I felt it would be better to change the bars back to mountain bike bars. I have many reasons for this. One reason is to sit in a more upright position so I can see traffic and traffic can see my reflective vest and me better. Another reason is brakes. I don't mind riding in the drops or on the hoods with drop bars in town, but it's better for me to be upright and to have my fingers on the brake levers at all times while riding with these idiots in town. I also like the fact that my rear view mirror is now in a position where I can see traffic at a quick glance instead of moving my arm to see the mirror on the drops. Here was my commuter before..........



Here it is now with mountain bars, thumb shifters, new brake and shift cables, new Sram brake levers and grips.........