post your 26 gravel grinder conversions
03-21-14, 10:53 PM
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post your 26 gravel grinder conversions
Frankenbikes, gravel mutts, all rounders,,,iwant to see them with 26 wheels
[edit]: I am looking for examples of 26inch mountain bikes that were converted for use for longer gravel grinder type events, not your daily city commuter with slicks that can go over some dirt.
[edit]: I am looking for examples of 26inch mountain bikes that were converted for use for longer gravel grinder type events, not your daily city commuter with slicks that can go over some dirt.
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03-21-14, 11:17 PM
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03-22-14, 12:55 AM
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03-22-14, 12:58 AM
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I'm pretty sure a gravel grinder with 26" wheels is called a mountain bike.
I'm new to all this bicycle stuff, though, so could be wrong.
I'm new to all this bicycle stuff, though, so could be wrong.
03-22-14, 07:45 AM
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03-22-14, 08:28 AM
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03-22-14, 01:13 PM
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nothing , we dont do gravel grinding clubby rides around here , up river Van Wa, PDX, etc.
Valley floor is flatter .. a lot more people,too ..
drop bars are in storage mode , trekking bar bikes are the new rave , here (my house).
Valley floor is flatter .. a lot more people,too ..
drop bars are in storage mode , trekking bar bikes are the new rave , here (my house).
03-22-14, 01:21 PM
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Mountain bikes don't feature drop bars and almost every mountain bike sold today has suspension. A 26 gravel grinder conversions is fully rigid frame-set and has been converted to drop bars. As to you being "new to all this bicycle stuff", take this test: Personality Quiz: How Sarcastic Are You? | Anglophenia | BBC America
03-22-14, 01:25 PM
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So this thread is basically "Post your Commuter, Touring, and any 26er mountain bike"? 
Or "Post your any bike with 26" wheels"?
Or "Post your any bike with 26" wheels"?
03-22-14, 01:33 PM
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Those are 29ers wheels & tires with Woodchipper handlebars, not road bike drop-bars.
46mm wide;
42mm wide;
46mm wide;
42mm wide;
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03-22-14, 01:36 PM
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NO. I am looking for examples 26" of mountain bikes that were converted for use for longer gravel grinder type events. I don't have a specific gravel grinder bike, and will be using my old MTB hardtail. I want to see how other people have set them up for such events.
03-22-14, 08:56 PM
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Here is Sasquatch, the 1990 (I think) Giant Rincon I converted in 2005 for gravel road riding. I don't have it anymore, though several of its parts are still in service on various bikes.
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03-01-16, 03:55 PM
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This was a circa 1991 Raleigh Talon mountain bike. I swapped out the quill stem and flat bar for a threadless stem adapter, drop bars and Microshift 7-speed shifters.
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There is a really long thread on mtb drop bar conversions in C&V which will overlap with this thread but a vintage mtb makes a great platform for a gravel bike. I picked up a 1993 Trek 950 that I want to turn into a gravel mutt but I haven't decided on the bars yet. I'm thinking of going with VO crazy bars.
03-01-16, 07:24 PM
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Christ get off your high horse that because your riding your "gravel" bike label by some company that it's superior to someone's "lame" converted mtb. My take is if you can ride a bike on gravel and it works for you then you've got yourself a gravel bike.
If someone can repurpose a bike do something else and live another life that better in my book.
If someone can repurpose a bike do something else and live another life that better in my book.
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I don't know anything about 26ers but lots of guys are putting rigid forks and drop bars on mountain bikes and using them for gravel. It's not a big deal
I'm not talking about frankenbikes built from garage sale parts but serious bikes ridden by guys who win races. For example, Jayson from Gravel Cyclist who contributes here sometimes...
What the heck is a Monster Cross Bike? | Gravel Cyclist: The Gravel Cycling Experience
I'm not talking about frankenbikes built from garage sale parts but serious bikes ridden by guys who win races. For example, Jayson from Gravel Cyclist who contributes here sometimes...
What the heck is a Monster Cross Bike? | Gravel Cyclist: The Gravel Cycling Experience
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If you do an image search for "drop bar mountain bike" you can get lots of pictures without all the attitude.
03-01-16, 09:22 PM
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It's not really a "Gravel bike" unless you drop thousands of dollars on a bike specifically made for that genre. No cross bikes or Vintage mountain bikes!
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Christ get off your high horse that because your riding your "gravel" bike label by some company that it's superior to someone's "lame" converted mtb. My take is if you can ride a bike on gravel and it works for you then you've got yourself a gravel bike.
If someone can repurpose a bike do something else and live another life that better in my book.
If someone can repurpose a bike do something else and live another life that better in my book.
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