Specialized sirrus - expert

I looked at the Sirrus line and didn't think the components were all that impressive for the price. I'm sure they are fine bikes, but just like Trek's Fx line, the component/price balance was not to my liking. Just one example is the Expert has a Shimano 105 rear derailer at $1500, while the Kona phd sports an ultegra at $1200. Maybe none of that means squat, who knows?

When I replaced my drop-barred roadie with a hybrid, I noticed two differences. One, there aren't as many hand positions(like...1)and one's wrists are always at 90 degrees to the bars, which for me caused some numbness. I got some bar-ends and solved abt 80% of the problem. Two, without drops, there is no way to get out of the wind. Top speed is not much of an issue for me, but a headwind can get pretty annoying.

I'm reviving this thread. I am interested in this bike for very specific reasons:

First, I want a bike with a long-ish, mountain bike sized top tube and the hybrids seem to offer that.

Second, it's got reasonable stand over clearance. Again, with traditional road bikes, I get zero standover clearance if the frame has the top tube length I want.

Question: would it be relatively easy to set this bike up with drops? Simply swap out the flat bar and install drop bars and integrated levers?

new_rider said:

Question: would it be relatively easy to set this bike up with drops? Simply swap out the flat bar and install drop bars and integrated levers?

A can of worms. First, integrated levers are the single most expensive drivetrain component on the bike. Second, road brake levers won't pull enough cable to effectively operate a hybrid's linear pull brakes.

If you insist, Problem Solvers' Travel Agents, a pulley device, can be used to increase the cable pull of road levers.

"Mustache" bars allow multiple hand positions and can be used with standard flat-bar levers. Check them out.

new_rider said:

I'm reviving this thread. I am interested in this bike for very specific reasons:

First, I want a bike with a long-ish, mountain bike sized top tube and the hybrids seem to offer that.

Second, it's got reasonable stand over clearance. Again, with traditional road bikes, I get zero standover clearance if the frame has the top tube length I want.

Question: would it be relatively easy to set this bike up with drops? Simply swap out the flat bar and install drop bars and integrated levers?

What derailleurs does your bike currently have?

IMO, it's not a difficult swap ...

For what must seem like the umpteenth time, the attached picture is a slightly more complex FLAT bar to ROAD bar conversion ... and, it wasn't that hard to do.