I've got a cheap gravel bike, that does get some usage. Its a Charge Plug, I got it for £100 2 years ago, and have spent £150 on new tyres/chain/cassette/rings since, so it's certainly paid its way. The mechanical disc brakes on it are awful, I reckon my road bike rim brakes are better. On a quick ride today, I didnt use the drops once, and thought that I cannot remember the last time I used the drops. Now, swapping the bars out for some straight bars would be quite cheap, and I can upgrade the brakes to those 4 pot hydraulics on the PSA thread, then would only need a 2xfront shifter and a 10 sp rear shifter to buy, for what, around £40 on ebay.
What do you reckon - doable?
The only doubt I have is that I ride 'on the hoods', but fitting say, some Ergon style grips with bar ends would help with positioning.
