Bar end shifters in Soma Sparrow handlebar
I have a 10-speed mixte my daughter rides, currently has a Velo Orange Tourist handlebar and stem mounted friction shifters.
We have been talking about trying bar end friction shifters, but the Tourist is a 22.2 size bar, the openings at the ends aren't big enough for bar ends.
I have seen pictures of the Soma Sparrow handlebar, it is also 22.2 but the ends of the grips are bored to 20 mm to accept road stuff like reverse brakes or bar end shifters.
We could also stay with the Tourist and fit some thumb shifters to it, we have never tried those either. Or we could go to a full 23.8 bar
Just want to try something where you don't have to completely let go of the grip to shift gears
Has anyone tried bar ends in a Sparrow? Any issues? Looks interesting but I am wondering how robust the end of the bar is with the material removed. Can you tighten the bar end enough to start swelling out the handlebar? I imagine the handlebar end would still be okay, it is just a shifter after all
We have been talking about trying bar end friction shifters, but the Tourist is a 22.2 size bar, the openings at the ends aren't big enough for bar ends.
I have seen pictures of the Soma Sparrow handlebar, it is also 22.2 but the ends of the grips are bored to 20 mm to accept road stuff like reverse brakes or bar end shifters.
We could also stay with the Tourist and fit some thumb shifters to it, we have never tried those either. Or we could go to a full 23.8 bar
Just want to try something where you don't have to completely let go of the grip to shift gears
Has anyone tried bar ends in a Sparrow? Any issues? Looks interesting but I am wondering how robust the end of the bar is with the material removed. Can you tighten the bar end enough to start swelling out the handlebar? I imagine the handlebar end would still be okay, it is just a shifter after all