Drop Handlebars on E-bikes
Nova Haibike
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Looking through your posting history, I saw you were looking at a couple of Treks. Did you buy one? Converting is possible, but it can be expensive; dual control levers are not cheap, especially ones for hydraulic brakes.
ebikemom
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I think the reason for the upright posture of most e-bikes is that that's the safest posture for urban/suburban commuting and errand-running and recreational type riding. The lowered forward lean posture of drop handlebars compromises vision. The goal of those handlebars is to make the rider more aerodynamic, which isn't a need for e-bike riders.
ebikecali
New Member
Yes, I bought the Trek XM700+ last week.
Nova Haibike
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Nova Haibike
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Shimano does not make 10-speed hydraulic road levers, so you would have to convert to 11-speed, meaning dual control levers, new rear derailleur, cassette, and chain. Also, Shimano does not make a left lever that is hydraulic brake only, so you would have a shifter there that would be non-functional. SRAM does make road levers with a single shifter (used on the Trek CrossRip+) but I do not know if those levers would work with Shimano's disc calipers, so if you went with SRAM, it would be levers, derailleur, chain, cassette, and disc calipers.
Nova Haibike
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BTW, I want to convert my Haibike, but because of the expense, I changed my bars to the Origin8 Strongbow, which gives me a few more hand positions. It's not quite as satisfying as a drop bar, but it's pretty good, and it is inexpensive at $60-80. You might also look at trekking/butterfly bars.
ebikecali
New Member
Could you please share with us the ones you used and maybe a picture of the bike?
Trail Cruiser
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How about a Jones bar with aero extension? You can enjoy the view and relaxed cruising or you can tuck yourself if you want to go fast.
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