Originally Posted by
Alleytom
I think I'll most likely try the swap, probably wait a couple months, Garage is not air conditioned so I do most bike work outside the summer months. And I need to do some research on the brifters, I don't like the stem shifters on the Le Tour, and the down tube shifters seem suicidal... I usually ride a a flat bar hybrid, so I could do a flat bar conversion w/trigger shifters too.
Nothing wrong with flat bar set ups set with thumb shifters. If you mostly like to ride slightly upright, it helpful in a city setting.
I understand completely about working in a hot space! Takes the fun out of it.