Another flatbar to dropbar conversion noob I am thinking of changing my Boardman HYB to a drop bar setup. Trying to avoid having to change the entire group set if I being honest as I am on a tight budget.
Currently, its Shimano Acera 2x9 and has hydraulic disk brakes.
I can't find any drop levers that support 2x9 and hydraulic disks. Unless I am just not looking in the right place?
What are my best options for keeping this low budget without loosing the hydraulic disks?
Hoping to be in a position to buy a new gravel bike in the next year or 2, so I don't want to be chucking loads of money at this conversion now.
Thanks
I think you are out of luck there.
There are expensive cable to hydraulic converters available.
You could get (equally expensive) 10 speed hydraulic brifters and use a 10 speed to 9 speed cable pull converter. This should work with your existing drivetain (you’d have an &quot;empty&quot; 10th gear).
But all of that would be a hack. Is the frame even short enough to be comfortable with drop bars instead of flat bars?