Originally Posted by
mcours2006
As far as the Bianchi is concerned, no, because I am realizing that the frame is likely a tad too small for me. So even with drop bars, it's not going to feel right. I suppose a x-long stem might work. I hadn't thought about it.
Though the Giant Rapid 2 could easily be converted to a drop bar bike it lacks enough clearance for bigger tires. I need to have studded tires on this bike for winter. They came in quite handy yesterday morning when there looked like a thin layer of ice on all the roads.
How feasible is it to build a CX from the frame up? Anyone done this before?
Here's a really cool thread over on C&V about a drop bar hybrid conversion. Looks like he used a pretty long stem. Granted, his project was much more involved than yours would have to be.
http://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...s-italian.html
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