I have a 2nd hand drop handlebar (woman's) bike from ebay for wife who can't ride it becuase (yes) it has drop handlebars! Not quite so stupid as it sounds as wife had accident a few years back and finds it much easier to "step" on/off with this (large) wheel size. (She had such a bike before but it got stolen). My intention was to get some oldie "Elgar" style handlebars and fit them in place of the drop ones. Of course the brake cables etc will have to be sorted/replace too. But can I find some suitable handlebars - can I heck. Any ideas? I've tried the local tip and scrap yard only old has cars. Ebay shows nothing yet. If I do find some, is it just the down shaft diameter I have to check for same-size?
Also, any gotchas regarding the replacement of cable brakes appreciated.