Looking to swap my drop bars for a straight bar

Hi folks, I'm new here, hope this is the right place to post this.

I just bought a fixie, it came with drop bars. I'm used to riding MTB's and the drop bars scare me a bit. Would like to swap them out for a flat bar.

What I have: Drop bars, black in color, that have pretty recently been cork wrapped. They are attached to a stem that is 6 inches in length across the top and come with a pair of black TekPro brake levers with hoods. All of this is in excellent condition. See attached pic.

What I want: A black flat/straight handlebar, ideally around 22-23 inches in length. A black stem that is ideally shorter than 6 inches across the top. A pair of black bmx/mtb style brake levers and a set of grips. All in excellent condition.
If this interests you, please let me know. Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by mark stetson on January 8, 2013 at 10:34pm

I have a new bar and stem like you want. I have new V brake levers, but I'm not sure how well they'll work with calipers.

I have a flat bar road bike with Deore 9 integrated brake/shifters and Tektro calipers. That setup works fine. I guess I could check whatever V levers I have with some calipers to be sure.

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Permalink Reply by JMG on January 8, 2013 at 11:11pm

Thanks for replying Mark. I didn't realize there could be an issue with the brake levers and calipers not being compatible. I thought it would just be a quick switch. I'm reading up on it now.

I'm definitely interested in checking out your bar and stem though. Thanks