Originally Posted by
degan
I know you said you want to keep the crankset but converting it to a 3 piece will make a huge difference. They're pretty cheap on ebay so you can switch back without too much of a loss, they're about as easy to overhaul, and open up tons of options.
I read somewhere that a conversion piece can be used to swap the American BB with an Engish BB. I have a Sakae crank set that I would like to swap over. Is this possible without any special parts besides the conversion kit? I just got done doing more upgrades. The lighter, better Mavic rims were cool and all, but I wanted this Huffy to go even faster. I just got done doing a 700c wheel conversion. I will have pics tomorrow. I was able to swap over a set of 700c Araya rims mounted with 700cX35 tires on it and swapped over the DiaCompe brakes and removed the V-pull brakes.
This Huffy is getting lighter and lighter now
I also want to do a drop bar conversion on this bike, but the Sakae stem I have is too large for the forks on this MTB. Still working on it.