Flat Bar Roadie Build

[Milosh]

Some input please

 

As noob and a also MTB primarily i want to do some road rides socially.  947 , Cape Cycle Tour , Freedom rides etc

 

I have a stiff neck from a disk fusion , so don't ever get hands down onto drops as I can't see where i am going than.

 

I would like to acquire a town bike or hybrid of sorts for the upright position and I also like the granny gear for some of the climbs. As there are not many option in that segment , i am considering a build of my own.

 

Now I understand the shifters are different and the mtb shifters that you get for flat bar don't work well with road group sets.

 

So

Option 1 - buy a mid range road bike and swop drops for flatbar and  tweak shifters and possibly even derailers.

 

Options 2 - Buy a frame and do a bottom up build  sourcing correct components first time.

 

Other than actual brakes are there large differences between group sets.

 

Any input will be appreciated

[2 X 2]

Nine speed Mtb shifters work with 10 speed road derailleurs

 

Edit

I might be wrong but I know a 10 speed road shifter works wit a 9 speed Mtb derailleur

[Hackster]

I went down this road.

 

I butchered a vintage alu Vitus. The guy I bought it from is still bitter about that.

 

Cheapo Shimano MTB shifters worked the vintage Dura-Ace derailleurs reasonably well. Eight speed all round I think.

 

Did a 3:45 Argus on it.

 

Then I turned it into a single speed.

 

And built up a regular road bike out of bits begged and  borrowed. On this cobbled together machine, I dropped 22 minutes off my next Argus time.

 

What made me abandon the flat bar monstrosity was the realisation that a dinkum road bike was just better and I didn't have use the drops if I didn't want to.

 

My advice, buy a road bike.

 

Change the stem to allow for a more upright position if your neck gives your grief.