Originally Posted by
Obeast
exactly. 10sp is now more affordable than ever with widely available parts. Sram shifters are just a huge rip off. I pick up just the right rival shifter and run 1x10 with sram mtb cassette and rd for maximum wattage.
hard-working and good parts can be quite cheap. rear mechs can be run with various brifters as an example.
parts like this for example would be more worthy of a grinder:
https://www.bike-components.de/en/Sh...8-fach-p35965/
https://www.bike-components.de/en/Sh...-Lever-p50386/
however, i'd rather go with bull horns in a heavy urban environment with a bar end shifter and if one is really in a proper urban environment FGSS is the best option.
the OPs ride is anything but an urban grinder and will end being like an the equivalent to a fox-body 5.0 mustang or a similar-era camaro. generic with some nice parts but never really nice or unique.