What do you think?
12-14-08 | 08:23 PM
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What do you think?
I have a mid 90's gary fisher. I bought some thin (road bike style) tires to ride it on the road with. Now i'm thinking of putting on some drop bars and making a singlespeed. Kind of like a ss road bike but with 26" rims. Speed isn't my goal hear. Simplicity is. Has anyone done this? What do ya think?
12-14-08 | 08:31 PM
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I have a mid 90's gary fisher. I bought some thin (road bike style) tires to ride it on the road with. Now i'm thinking of putting on some drop bars and making a singlespeed. Kind of like a ss road bike but with 26" rims. Speed isn't my goal hear. Simplicity is. Has anyone done this? What do ya think?
Just a set of Ritchey "TomSlicks." Heres a pic 
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12-14-08 | 08:54 PM
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I have a mid 90's gary fisher. I bought some thin (road bike style) tires to ride it on the road with. Now i'm thinking of putting on some drop bars and making a singlespeed. Kind of like a ss road bike but with 26" rims. Speed isn't my goal hear. Simplicity is. Has anyone done this? What do ya think?
12-14-08 | 09:04 PM
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
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Why would you think that?
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12-14-08 | 09:10 PM
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i'm not sure about changing to road bars as that would affect the clamp size of your stem and brake levers, since mtb and road components aren't exactly interchangeable. you can run flat bars, maybe chop a few inches off the ends, or add "road drops" which attach like bar ends.
12-14-08 | 09:26 PM
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I put drops on my commuter mtb just for kicks once. Very shortly changed back to risers. Just didn't feel comfortable for me. Looked kinda cool, though.
12-14-08 | 09:47 PM
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
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Not to mention that it wasnt built for "bombing down hills." I ride it on the rode 100% of the time 
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