Roadmountin
05-09-05 | 10:09 PM
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Roadmountin
OK... SO, i have a mountain bike with an aluminum frame and rock shock in the front. I was thinking about taking the big ass tires of and rock shocks off and converting it to a type of road bike thingy. Is it even possible to get a different fork, road bike tires and wheels and make my mountain bike into a road bike?! If so, how should i go about doing it?! where would a good site be to get the necessary equipment to do so!? Thanks for any help!!!
Kyle
Kyle
05-09-05 | 10:13 PM
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Road bikes use a different sized wheel that won't work with the rim brakes on a mountain bike. Best bet is to get some high pressure 26" slicks, and maybe a rigid fork and ride like that. It won't be road-bike fast but it will be a big improvement.
05-09-05 | 10:19 PM
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Slicks + rigid fork is your best bet, although if I were you, I'd just save up for a road bike. The difference in geometry is astounding.
05-09-05 | 10:39 PM
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But, is there anyways to work it so i can convert it it into a road bike?! new breaks what ever?! my friends both have very nice road bikes and the one i have is massive, weighs 30 plus pounds and is from 1979. They smoke me... my mountain bike is nice, has al frame and weighs nothing. I would have a lot easier time keeping up with them if i was able to convert this. It would def take me a long time to save up for a decent roadbike... sadly... and i just got the mountain bike... it is easier to use when biking on campus. Sadly it is not as easy when doing long distance biking.
05-09-05 | 11:31 PM
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As was stated above... your MTB frame will only take 26" tires... no way you can fit 700c wheels on a mountain bike frame. You'll have to stick to MTB wheels, but you can get a decently light set of wheels and a set of 1.5" wide slicks and a rigid fork and you should be good to go. You'd actually be fine with just the 1.5" slicks (or narrower if possible) and the rigid fork. But in a sense you can't "convert" your mountain bike into a road bike. You might also want to swap out your rear cassette for a road cassette. I have a 12-26 cassette on my mountain bike.
