Originally Posted by hoovbikes

Hey friends,

So I've proudly been on the All City Space Horse train for a few months now and have been absolutely loving the bike. It's all the versatility I've always wanted, crushing in nearly every category from commuting, to light touring, to light gravel. Not to mention is a total beast when handling the rocky roads of LA (where I currently live). This being said, my lone yet noticeable caveat, I flat out (pun not intended) miss the good ole fashioned flat/riser bar set up. I've seen Space Horses and Macho Mans here and there online that have been converted from drops and I think it's time for me to do the same.

Problem is, I have very little experience in bike building/modification and the last thing in the world I want to do is funk up my awesome machine by attempting to put on parts that aren't as compatible as they should be. Anyone out here have any suggestions on bars, shifters, brakes, and whatever else one might need to make this switch a success? Budget is always important, but quality obviously is too. I definitely don't want to undersell the rest of the bike by putting on new parts that are less than compared to the rest of the bike.

I'm also aware that All City also makes the Pony Express, which I considered for a bit, but wasn't thrilled about the smaller sized chainring that comes on it, or the fact that they only make it in red (instinctively just feels like a bad decision as far as bike ownership and theft go when living in a big city).

And fyi, my Space Horse is the now old school cantilever version that I'm pretty sure has been discontinued, if that factors in at all to the new brake situation.

Thanks for reading everybody, open to any and all suggestions from those in the know!