Originally Posted by Dirtdrop
The steel Albatross and the Moustache bars will accept bar end shifters. A North Road bar will not. The Moustache bars will accept road brake levers and the other two will not. I have all three and I like all three. If you go with the Moustache bars, you'll want a stem that's taller but has less extension.
Au Contrair, mon amee:
Bar-ends on North Roads, Trek 520.
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