Originally Posted by
windywheels
It is probably a very silly question and sorry about it in advance, but can bars be exchanged? can I have straight bars and change to drop bars if/when I need them?
it is probably much cheaper to buy a bike with drop bars and install a flat bar and trigger shifters. Brifters are where the big costs hide .... get them with the bike and save a ton. Swap when you get home, and if, two years hence, you like a flat bar, sell the other gear on EBay.