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04-15-17 | 07:41 AM

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revcp

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Originally Posted by mountaindave

I forgot to add that I have a bullhorn bar and she didn't like that option either - she would like drops for the 10% of the times she descends or is fighting a headwind/riding aero.

I have thought about a 22.2 drop bar - but it's hard to think about when I currently have a beautiful Cinelli stem/bar combo.

[MENTION=20548]JohnDThompson[/MENTION], she didn't mind STI, but they are not designed for small hands. It also is similar to her "No DT/bar end shifters" statement - it doesn't put the shifters where her hands are 90% of the time. I also tried to set up an old pair of Sachs Ergopower brifters but failed (replaced G-springs and still can't get it to hold the 8th/lowest gear in the back

).

Trust me, this build is putting my skills (mechanical and marriage) to the test.

Yeah, that's the problem I see, using above the bar shifters that preclude preferred hand position. Any chance you could talk her into an alt bar like Jones H or Surly Moloko?

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