albatross, moustache, north road, ay ay ay !!

Mr elk and I went riding this morning...he on his new Volpe with the new higher stem....(and me with the bars lowered one spacer and liking it!!!)

he was miserable.....said it felt all wrong (he did have a little fit session when he got the new stem) and i think he simply is not suited for drop bars & way prefers a more upright position...

so the question becomes: sell the Bianchi, take a loss, OR invest a little more $$$ and try one of the above bars....

most of the bikes i see with the above named bars are road or cross bikes that have traded drops for more uprights....so why not just make the Volpe a more upright ride....?

It has Tiagra brifters... I think you can use them on M bars....but if he wanted the A bar....would we have to switch out the bar AND the brifters AND the derailleurs? Or is there a suitable bar end shifter that would work with the 9 speed Tiagra set up?