MTB drop bar conversion

[NeilM]

I did this Rourke a while ago, originally based on mostly mtb running gear, but the further I went with it the more compatibility issues I ran into so I ended up running basically a SRAM cx chainset.

It rode well enough but was really neither fish nor fowl and was too good a frame just to be used on high days and holidays, so it was all stripped down and the frame now lives in Spain.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Looking good., as did John Tomac, on his YETI, or Raleigh, in the mid-90's

And, as for those Kevlar(?) foldable rear discs

 

[KneesUp]

Have you done anything with the bars @cyberknight ?

I run John Tomac Cinellis on my conversion - they're very wide (46cm I think) and very comfortable. (Excuse the badly adjusted mudguards)

 

[cyberknight]

Have you done anything with the bars @cyberknight ?

I run John Tomac Cinellis on my conversion - they're very wide (46cm I think) and very comfortable. (Excuse the badly adjusted mudguards) View attachment 333603

Not yet , one of those i gotta do jobs but as i am skint till pay day ( more than usual ) a new set of bars and longer cables is a no no .I am finding going uphill the front end goes light atm, could be the panniers not helping ?

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I have finally got around to converting my subway to drops.
Bontrager drop bars off flea bay , less than £10
Tektro rl 520 linear aero brake levers £15.99
8 speed/ friction left bar end shifters second hand £8
Bar tape £6.99
Cables , i had in stock
Longer stem as the bars are a really short reach , in stock

I might flip the stem yet as this is the initial set up , all indexed and test ridden
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The old CX trick was to trim down the ends of the bars, by a couple of inches, so that the shifters weren't knocked by knees when out of the saddle

 

[raleighnut]

It's pretty easy to fit bar ends into bullhorns, I used interrupter brake levers fitted backwards on the TT bike (I couldn't get on with the aero extensions )

 

[yadder]

Like it topic! Thanks for idea for my Schwinn clear creek. Now i now what i made ))