Old 06-20-22, 03:16 PM
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jdogg111
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Uncut steerer

Originally Posted by jdogg111
gave an old trek new life by losing the drop bars and adding riser bars, wald 867s and a comfortable saddle. still light. but a totally different ride now. also friction shifter for the rear for the time being.

also took the aluminum fork off and put an uncut carbon fork on. used the whole length to get the bars where i wanted for a nice upright ride. looks a bit goofy but thats ok. its comfortable and easy to ride. not gonna break any land speed records tho.
yea, I talked to a local bike shop, was going to cut it down and use a higher rise stem but he said it was fine like that if I could stand the looks, in fact, the adjustable stem was probably more dangerous than the steerer tube so I'll probably swap that out next. It's really heavy also.
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