need a good OBS for convering a MTB into a commutmobile
 

i need to find a good online bike store to convert my (cheapie) mountain bike into a decent commutmobile.
the mods i was thinking of are pretty easy and small

i want to change the handlebars to the bent style you see on the trek navigator or the trek t80

add some fenders

and a rack and rear panniers

change to slicks

and maybe in the future when i have more money change the 21 speed to a 9 speed (i dont need all those gears)

i dont mind the heavy frame although i wish it were a hard tail instead of all springy but mist of the time im not riding hard enuff to lose energy to the shocks just a simple commute 5 miles to and 5 miles back from work and maybe ride my bike up to the store to get beer or food.

come to think of it i may go buy a cheapie hardtail fram and see if by some mirical of god i may be able to successfully change all the working parts over.


i like the idea of a utilitarian bike weight means nothing to me because im young and i can just build strength to compensate a heavy frame besides i dont see what 5 lbs off the frame will mean when i weight close to 240 lbs myself (not fat im just 6 foot 6)

Search ebay and craigslist.org. I've seen a few bikes locally that were sub $100 and were already set to your specs. I'm even going to see one of the 1973 Schwinn touring bikes that was listed there this weekend.

Uh - a 21 speed is a 7 speed triple, a 9 spd triple will give you 27 speeds??

oh didnt know that. i never claimed to be a super pro. im just doing my own little thing

yeah i may go look through the pawn shops to see what there is maybey i can find wht i want

But why can't he convert to a 9 speed single? I know nothing about bicycle mechanics (yet), so I'm curious.

hell if i could id drop it to a 7 speed single i think a 9 speed single could be okay though but my comute is only 5 miles to work then another 5 miles back on any given day