02-06-2012, 10:41 AM
Hi all,
I am looking to upgrade my old road bike to have an internally-geared 5- or 7-speed hub and bullhorn handlebars.
Doing some research, it seems like time trial brakes like these are the best for bullhorns, because they put the levers nicely under your hands. However, I also need a shifter, and the bar-end thumbie shifters seem the most convenient. However, it seem really hard to find a setup that can hold both brakes and shifters at the ends of bullhorns!
The nicest setup I've seen online is this (scroll down), which is exactly what I was imagining having. However, I can't find any data on what type of brakes those are. Here is someone who used a $50+ plastic clamp to put the shifters to the side, which first of all seems pretty expensive for a clamp and second doesn't look like it would feel so nice in the hands.
Any suggestions? I could always just skip the bar-end thumbies and buy a (also expensive) clamp and put the shifters near the stem, but I'd love to be able to brake and shift without moving my hand position...
Any thoughts very appreciated.
I am looking to upgrade my old road bike to have an internally-geared 5- or 7-speed hub and bullhorn handlebars.
Doing some research, it seems like time trial brakes like these are the best for bullhorns, because they put the levers nicely under your hands. However, I also need a shifter, and the bar-end thumbie shifters seem the most convenient. However, it seem really hard to find a setup that can hold both brakes and shifters at the ends of bullhorns!
The nicest setup I've seen online is this (scroll down), which is exactly what I was imagining having. However, I can't find any data on what type of brakes those are. Here is someone who used a $50+ plastic clamp to put the shifters to the side, which first of all seems pretty expensive for a clamp and second doesn't look like it would feel so nice in the hands.
Any suggestions? I could always just skip the bar-end thumbies and buy a (also expensive) clamp and put the shifters near the stem, but I'd love to be able to brake and shift without moving my hand position...
Any thoughts very appreciated.