Post by iggypop37 on Jun 13, 2020 11:07:15 GMT
Hi everyone. I had a triban 3a years ago, sold it but always missed the Triban feel and decided to get involved again back last year.
I managed to get a s/h medium size flat bar 520 from a local cash converters for £130 and bought it hoping to fit drops and appropriate sti shifters to it.
Of course the next week a drop bar 540 appeared on Facebook marketplace in nice condition but in a small size. So bought that for £270 I think, and then transferred all the running gear between the 2 bikes with the 80mm stem as well.
So I now had a 520 drop bar with 540 running gear and vice versa.
Sold the lesser specd bike for a 40 quid profit . Had to replace a bottom bracket and shifter cables on both bikes.
Bit of indexing on the rear derailleur and all was good. Only scare was when old cable snapped off inside the 5700 shifter but there is a little panel you can unscrew which allows very easy access.
So all is well, only wish I was as fit as I was back in the old days.
I managed to get a s/h medium size flat bar 520 from a local cash converters for £130 and bought it hoping to fit drops and appropriate sti shifters to it.
Of course the next week a drop bar 540 appeared on Facebook marketplace in nice condition but in a small size. So bought that for £270 I think, and then transferred all the running gear between the 2 bikes with the 80mm stem as well.
So I now had a 520 drop bar with 540 running gear and vice versa.
Sold the lesser specd bike for a 40 quid profit . Had to replace a bottom bracket and shifter cables on both bikes.
Bit of indexing on the rear derailleur and all was good. Only scare was when old cable snapped off inside the 5700 shifter but there is a little panel you can unscrew which allows very easy access.
So all is well, only wish I was as fit as I was back in the old days.
