Let's see your gravel grinder/CX conversions!
03-01-15, 05:21 AM
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How do you like the thumbies in that position? I ran the exact same shifters for a while until I could find a good ebay deal on a set of barcons. Those shifters are surprisingly good for the price, but I could never find a location that I liked.
03-01-15, 08:14 AM
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They're Suntour frictions from the '80s. I hear ya' regarding the placement challenges with these on drop bars. I had to use a longer bolt for the clamps and reshape the clamp a little bit to get them to fit close to the stem where I wanted them. Although I haven't had too much opportunity yet to ride with them in different situations, so far the placement seems to work ok for my needs on this particular bike. More time & miles will tell for sure, I guess.
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It took a little longer than I expected and cost a little more than I planned, but it was a rewarding experience. And I've put a little life back into an old bike.
My old Rockhopper.
My "new" Rockhopper. The plan was to re-use much of my old road bike which had major bottom bracket/frame issues. Turned out I wasn't able to re-use as much as I thought. Wheels, cassette, seat post. The rest, pretty much, new.
I took it for a "shakedown" ride yesterday. It was fun to take it off the pavement and get a little muddy. This is likely to become my new commuter.
My old Rockhopper.
My "new" Rockhopper. The plan was to re-use much of my old road bike which had major bottom bracket/frame issues. Turned out I wasn't able to re-use as much as I thought. Wheels, cassette, seat post. The rest, pretty much, new.
I took it for a "shakedown" ride yesterday. It was fun to take it off the pavement and get a little muddy.
This is likely to become my new commuter.
03-13-15, 08:51 AM
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'90 Trek 750 Multitrack, lugged True Temper. Converted to drop bars back in the mid-90s with Suntour Command shifters. Upgraded a couple seasons ago to 8-sp with Ultegra bar-end shifters and Velocity A23 wheels. It has served me well on 8 D2R2s (6 100k, 2 150K), the inaugural Honey One Hundred and F2G2. Room for up to Schwalbe Marathon 700X47. Shown below in D2R2/F2G2/Honey One Hundred gravel grinder mode (Clement X'Plor 700X40), and rain/Winterando configuration with fenders (32c Gatorskins)
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05-23-15, 07:48 AM
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My "road bike"
1991 gt zaskar
kona p2 26 inch forks
700x32 conversion
xt/xtr 3x9 drive
Tektro 559 to replace rear u brake
22 lbs
they may look better but ive never been able to get used to
drop bars...
05-23-15, 09:28 AM
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My old '80's Gianni Motta that's too small for me but turned into a great CX bike, 32C tires barely fit and is great for everything but serious mud due to clearances. I just installed some dual pivot brakes which have much greater stopping power than the old Campy SR sidepulls.
Just a blast to ride and cost me just about nothing, will build a true CX bike when funds and time permit though.
Just a blast to ride and cost me just about nothing, will build a true CX bike when funds and time permit though.
04-13-17, 05:08 AM
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This has its own thread so apologies for those who have already seen it:
1988 Peugeot P41, rebuilt with a parts-bin drivetrain and brand new longdrop Tektro R559 brakes.
3x8 STI shifters (Sora/Tiagra mix)
Deore LX rear mech
RSX triple front mech
48/38/28 Shimano triple crank from my wife's hybrid (I swapped it to put her on 165mm cranks)
R500 wheelset
There is a shedload of clearance for the 700c/35 tyres, I reckon I could go at least 700c/42 on there without issue.
1988 Peugeot P41, rebuilt with a parts-bin drivetrain and brand new longdrop Tektro R559 brakes.
3x8 STI shifters (Sora/Tiagra mix)
Deore LX rear mech
RSX triple front mech
48/38/28 Shimano triple crank from my wife's hybrid (I swapped it to put her on 165mm cranks)
R500 wheelset
There is a shedload of clearance for the 700c/35 tyres, I reckon I could go at least 700c/42 on there without issue.
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