Originally Posted by
hexron
.. but it does seem a bit cost prohibitive to buy a used Volpe and then spend around 2-400 just to do drop bar... I'm going to try and talk her into keeping the drop bar setup... the bike even has an extra set of brake levers on the flat portion...
Just do it! If this was a bike for you I'd agree with the other posters but it's not. It's a bike for the wife. This isn't about money and logic it's about other "stuff". Let the lady buy the bike that she wants. It'll pay off in the end - trust me.
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