Anyone done it?
I've built and maintained loads of my own bikes and tinkered with set ups and new kit, but there is currently a "spare" child's bike in our house and I'm wondering about converting it from flat bars to drops and slick tyres.
I know it will increase the reach to the brakes, but the eldest has a larger bike himself now, so with more reach on a smaller bike it might be no issue.
Then I'd need an eight speed STI shifter, drop bars and probably need to swap the v-brakes for Canti's or mini v's?
Any other issues? Its a frog 55(? - the smallest one with gears). I know they do a drop barred bike that kind of size but I wanted a bit of a project...
Any thoughts? And where would I find some small drop bars?
Speak to frog might sell you the bars and shifters etc, they are usually pretty good with spares
Good plan, its the tiny drop bars I don't see for sale so much, but maybe I haven't looked that hard previously.
