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Sirrus conversion to drop handlebars, a good idea?

  • 18-08-2011 2:07pm
    #1
    Radial
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 160 ✭✭


    Lads,
    Purchased a Specialized Sirrus Comp 2008 a few years ago, my first decent bike which served me well for commuting. However, as is all too common, I’ve progressed to a Road Bike, currently clocking up about 200-250 km a week.
    My Sirrus is now lying up, virtually unused and gathering dust as I no longer have the option of commuting to work. I’m thinking of converting it to drops to use as a winter / audax bike (would like to do a few long distance events).
    The Sirrus is a triple, with Tiagra 9 speed, which I think might be suitable. However, it seems very heavy compared to my road bike, and I’m not sure if the geometry of the frame would lend itself to this conversion. I’d estimate it would cost about €300 in all (handlebars, STI Shifters, bar tape, stem, cables and replacing the V brakes as I don’t think they are compatible with STI Shifters?). There’s already a good set of full length mudguards fitted.
    I wonder if this is a good idea (searched and saw a thread where blorg said he’d done this previously), and if a converted Sirrus would make a good audax bike. Cheers for any info.


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  • #2
    Vélo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,920 ✭✭✭Vélo


    You could do it for cheaper than that. I have 9 speed triple tiagra sti shifters I took off my touring bike. I changed to butterfly hnadlebars, so I have drop bars also that I have for sale. They haven't been used as I took everything off when I got the bike new a few months ago.


  • #3
    wersal gummage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,667 ✭✭✭wersal gummage


    Vélo wrote: »
    You could do it for cheaper than that. I have 9 speed triple tiagra sti shifters I took off my touring bike. I changed to butterfly hnadlebars, so I have drop bars also that I have for sale. They haven't been used as I took everything off when I got the bike new a few months ago.

    Yep. I got all the bits for 120 euro. Tis just a matter now of doing the job.


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