Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 40,863
Likes: 3,115
From: Sacramento, California, USA
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Canyon Exceed, Specialized Transition, Ellsworth Roots, Ridley Excalibur
Earlier this week I swapped out the flat bars on my old Rockhopper for some drops, using an old set of RSX 8-spd brifters I had kept from my first road bike.This morning was my first ride to work on it. It took a little tweaking, but it all seems to shift and brake as well as you could expect. Not exactly Dura-Ace level performance, but good enough for government work. The drops are 40cm c-c; they're a bit narrow even compared to my other road bikes. I may have to hunt up some 44 or 46ers.
I racked up next to a recumbent that a fairing, 5-spoke aero wheels, and, I could not believe my eyes, carbon fiber fenders! Now that's OCP!