Originally Posted by
moonedzx9
I'm thinking of changing my commuter over to drop bars. What is a estimate of how much it will cost me? I know I will need a bar, shifters, and brake levers. Here is my current set up.
I converted my Pugsley to drop-bars, not exactly easy with stock parts. I was setting it up for gravel racing (don't ask, it's a long story).
I got a
Salsa Woodchipper bars ($50 new) and
Gevenalle shifters ($150 new). If I did it over again, I'd go with bar-end shifters, easy and affordable.
So for your commuter, I'd recommend looking at bar-end shifters with the Gevenalle dropbar brake levers - they have brake levers with long and short pull options ($34 new) -
https://www.gevenalle.com/product/si...-cable-brakes/
I'd estimate $75 to $100 depending on new versus used parts and how much work you do yourself versus pay a shop to do it for you.