how can sti's be used on mtn hardlebars

[gandalf]

how can this be done, what is needed to convert the sti's

[A Muzi]

gandalf wrote:
> how can this be done, what is needed to convert the sti's

Conversion? Uh, no conversion needed:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=6077

just bolt 'em on and go!
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

[landotter]

On Mar 28, 9:53*pm, "gandalf" <quesswhoi...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> how can this be done, what is needed to convert the sti's

Show up on the sti's doorstep with pamphlets and bucketloads of
earnestness. Press your shirt and put fresh pennies in your loafers.

[JeffWills]

On Mar 28, 8:22*pm, A Muzi <a...@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
> gandalf wrote:
> > how can this be done, what is needed to convert the sti's
>
> Conversion? Uh, no conversion needed:http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=6077
>
> just bolt 'em on and go!
> --
> Andrew Muziwww.yellowjersey.org
> Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Well... almost. The rear shifter will work, but the front shifter
pulls more cable than the original "road" front derailleur can take.
To work, the front derailleur needs to swapped to a Shimano FD-R453 or
Interloc Alpina (for flat bar shifters) to make it work perfectly.

Here's a couple links:
http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/derailers-front.html
http://harriscyclery.net/page.cfm?action=list&PageID=49&category=571&brand=367&modelId=10115&type=T
http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=22387&category=529

I have a road bike with Shimano LX shifters, XT rear derailleur, and
FD-R443 front derailleur to fit larger chainrings (I've used 48 and 52-
tooth rings). It works perfectly.

Jeff