jon_melson wrote:
Hi Guys, thank you all so much for the help. There's no way I can afford a premium bar setup from one of the big guys, unfortunately.
I do understand that one bar means only one set of controls (so cash savings in the long run) but spending £300+ on bars from one of the aero titans just isn't an option.
I need either a budget friendly setup, or the option of spreading the cost by having two setups which can be built incrementally.
I'm 100% happy spending 30mins swapping bars, with each set having its own outers.
Presuming the inner cables don't fray, is it easy enough slipping them through the frame's internal guides?
For reference my setup as you see it (stem, base bar, aero bars, shifters, brake levers, seatpost, saddle and cables) probably has about $300 invested in it, through various gumtree and ebay bargain hunting. And it was built incrementally (first aero bars, then stem, seatpost and saddle, then base bar, brakes and shifters)
If your frame has internal guides it should be a cinch to slip the inners through and reuse the inner and outer cables (i.e. have a set of cables that stays on each cockpit setup). Just make sure the ends are cut cleanly so they don't fray.