Originally Posted by
Barrettscv
You will find that mountain and ATB shifters and brake levers use a 22.2mm clamp size and usually can't be mount on drop bars. Drop bars have a diameter of 23.8.
I also recommend changing away from drop bars if you are always keeping your hands on the flat section near the stem. Consider Butterfly Handlebars from Nashbar.
Changing to flat bar shifters and levers can be done while using you 9-speed road derailleurs, look into Shimano 9-speed SL-R440-9 shifters :
http://www.shimano.com/publish/conte...,sl_road.htmla .
Also, converting to "flat-bar" shifters would mean replacing the front derailleur. Shimano "road" and "mountain" front derailleurs use different amounts of cable pull.
If you want all the controls on the tops of "drop" handlebars, consider Pauls or similar shifter conversions:
Thumbies from Paul Component Engineering
