JPMartin86

Very nice looking bike, love the color.

ThatNickGuy

Hey Thanks! I sold it to a very happy soon-to-be college freshman last week... On to the next mutation, I mean modification!

Coop500

Work in Progress. 1994 Specialized RockHopper FS. I bought it for $50 a month ago and started setting it up with touring gear. I hope to do the Pittsburgh to DC trail tour next year.

I added:

Swapped the mushy suspension fork for a Trek rigid fork
Adjustable Stem
Riser bars
Axiom Journey Rack
Planet Bike ATB Fenders
Mirror
Cyclocomputer
Bottle Cage

I want to add a front rack, replace the tires and swap the saddle still (thinking a Brooks maybe).

AsanaCycles

Hunter 29er

mikhalit

Awesome Hunter, Asana, every time i see it makes me want to ride one. I consider myself a drop bars convert, but this one looks great as it is.

What are the bags? These aren't from Porcelain Rocket, are they?

Yo Spiff

Phone-cam snap from my commute this morning. Need to get a better pic of what it looks like now.
1988 Trek 900 conversion. Drops, V-brakes, Tektro levers, Suntour Barcons, Panaracer Pasela tires, topped with a brand new Brooks B17.

nevermore1701

that is a killer bike \m/\m/

AsanaCycles

the last pic has both Carousel Design Works and Porcelain Rocket bags.
the PR bags are the handlebar, seat bag, and seatpost/top tube bags. (Multi-cam)

the digi cam bags are from Carousel Designs

initially Jeff Boatman of CDW was producing bags, but then I met Scott Felter of PR, and have come to prefer his work.

ThatNickGuy

What handle bars are you running under the PR bag? IT looks very stable and fit-up well...

AsanaCycles

thats an On One Mary Bar, mounted upside down.

djkenny

What is it, what did you do to it?

nalord

I just have to...my 1991 Dawes MTB, on its first tour in 1991 next picture 2011 still going strong as a practical bike for city use..
best regards
Soren

zeppinger

I havent taken it on a tour yet but I just finished my conversion of this 93 Bridgestone MB-4 and am pretty happy with the results. She sure can haul groceries!

Singlespeed92

I thought I'd posted this,I guess not...the 2000 (TREK) 6000,otherwise known as the Trekstracycle...




This stuff...

...plus all the other camping gear (kitchen stuff,etc) for a couple of s24o's and 3 day weekenders for my (10 year old) son and I for some railtrail camping back in the summer. I have bigger asperations (longer/bigger touring) for '13,especially if I can fnally get my lovely Wife on a bicycle and my sweet daughter off the internet/XBox,maybe do a whole family railtrail tour,aside from the non-railtrail rides I wanna do myself

LOL,we may even invest in some better gear next year,everything pictured was budget or otherwise bought on the cheap (that 2 man tent,for eg,was from Kmart and cost $25...took a bit of work to get it rain proofed good though ). I'll be making some comfort-oriented parts swapping on the bike itself as well-new seat (I put that seat on the bike before it left the shop in early 2000...i's seen it's better-comfort days,LOL),higher rise stem and swept back bars for a less stretched-out/more upright riding position (easier on my old spinal injuries that made me legally disabld a few yeas ago ),maybe upgrade to disc brakes. Not giving up the susser fork however (I'd like a better one than the throw-away one I scrounged for the build),as full rigid,straight gaged aluminum and serious spinal injuries from 11 years ago don't mix for long rides

vwhammer

Here is my 2010 Haro Mary XC with all my bags and sleeping gear.
It was a semi budget build and so far I am happy with the results.

Singlespeed92

Pure sweetness!

jeremyb

Sekai Bigfoot work in progress:





Panniers I just ordered off of eBay:



My order from Niagara Cycles comes tomorrow including the Origin8 Tiki mustache bars:




more info on the build on my blog: https://plusonelap.blogspot.com/searc...Sekai%20Tourer

wbuttry

here is my touring bike i have toand my ole lady has one hers is a converted mountain bike boys she said she dont like girls bikes hers is a white next bike and mine is a next avalon comfort bike redone for touring in my pics you will see a blue next avalon girls that is what i put 5000 miles on in the past 2 yrs so i ordered a new bike same one just in boy s instead of girls the girls still does excellent i'm gonna put it on our bicycle trainer and ride it all winter to keep ny riding but and to loose weight and to help get muscles built back up for this next spring so me and the ole lady can get out of town and maybe the state but here they are

wbuttry

The bike in the third pic is the new one and i bought new panniers for it also through nashbar . I might see if i can get a beteer geared rear casette but this one might be fine Mght even see how much it would cost to get the wheel relaced with thicker spokes . Never had any problems with the ones on it but you never know anything from china is really not good quality products Might take it to my L.B.S. and see wht they can do to it before winter gets over with. That will give me a little time to see if something is gonna wear out faster than something else so i can get it replaced with better equipment.Any suggestions on quality cranks and cassettes maybe stronger rear wheel sets .

djkenny

Looks great! I wonder if the frame material on my 99 GT Nomad Hybrid model is the same? It is the same design/rear triangle. STX and Alivio equipped with rapid fire gearing.

bmwstbill

'99 Litespeed Ocoee







Added this fork...

https://www.salsacycles.com/components/cromoto_26/

The trailer turned out to be unnecessary, all my gear fit in/on the rear of the bicycle.

The rigid fork and Schwalbe Marathon Mondials(26X1.95) made it track straight.

Found a Campy Record seatpost and switched to a brooks B-17.

It's rigid but the tires and the Ti smooth things out.

My driveway is a half mile of dirt and gravel down/up a hell of a hill.

Bill

Medic Zero

Do you know what year it is?

I've done a bit of touring on my '88 GT Timberline. IIRC I measured the stays on that early MTB and they were 19" though, but I could be mis-remembering. I need to dig up some pictures and post them in this thread. I've also converted a '93 GT Outpost into my commuting rig. I'm a fan of the GT's despite the weight penalty of the frame design.

EDIT: okay, dug up some pics, since it is a picture thread after all! Not the best pictures of either of my converted mountain bikes, but these are the pics I have handy at the moment:
(I also should have some pics of a Sekai Mountaineer I'm converting for a friend soon)



Normally she sports Velo Orange hammered aluminum fenders, but I had dismounted them for a trip that was going to involve some off-road riding and very little chance of rain (this pic was taken at the end of last summer). The load on the front deck is gift-wrapped packages for my niece and nephews, usually that space is clear for me to pick beer, firewood, or food from farmers roadside stands while touring. Everything other than the fork and seat post have been replaced, highlights:

- Vittoria Randonneur Pros (26 x 1.5")
- Old Man Mountain brand Cold Springs model front rack
- Airzoundz horn
- the mirror has been dismounted in favor of a helmet mounted Safe Zone mirror, which I love
- "saddlebag" style top tube bag for easy access things on tour (phone, wallet, bike lock key, snacks)
- mapcase/directions holder (I forget the make & model, it's pretty good, but I'm looking for something a little bigger. I'll edit in the specs soon, same with the TT bag)
- Jannd Expedition rear rack
- The bucket panniers are from the now defunct Cobbworks and borrowed from a friend until I build up my own copies. The city of Portland offers an inexpensive kit and instructions to make similar ones.
- At this time it had the Pletscher two legged kickstand on it, but I wasn't entirely happy with it's performance while loading the bike, so I am going to experiment with a different two legged kickstand.

The drivetrain was converted by me to a 53-40-30 when I was superfit and working as a courier. I'm now older and out of shape (despite commuting 15 hilly miles a day!), so I am converting it to a 48-36-22 as part of the overhaul it is stuck in the middle of until I have time and funds. I DEFINITELY did not have low enough gearing when climbing through the hills and mountains near Clear Lake, California while touring last year! The saddle is an old, inexpensive ergonomic Selle that has served me very well for many years, but is showing its wear and acts like a sponge when it gets wet, and so is due to be replaced by something more suitable. I'm not satisfied with the handlebars I have on it, I'm tempted to shell out for the cut Jones "H" bar, but I'm not sure it'll put my hands where I want.


This is my daily driver:
(thumbnail, sorry for the sizes of both pictures! Still figuring this out!)



This was taken to illustrate the fit of the fenders for another BF member and isn't the best perspective, makes it look a little funny. But, you get the idea. Everything other than the fork and front derailer have been replaced, highlights:

Honjo hammered fenders, pinstriped by me.
Nitto "Big Rack" made for Rivendell
Airzoundz horn
Soma Road Flares
Bike Brightz light (in addition to a 1.7w flasher on the handle bars, a 4.0 Mars on the bag, .5w PB Blaze, and 3H on the helmet)
Pletscher two legged kickstand
Selle Anatomica Titanico saddle
Zimbale 18 liter bag, supported by a
Carradice QR Bagman support

Panaracer T-Serv Protex tire upfront & a Schwalbe Marathon on the rear. The Schwalbe seems to have nice stiff sidewalls, which helps with my super-Clyde self, while the Panaracer seems extra cushy/bouncy which helps asorb the shocks on bad roads.

This build is almost complete. Other than cutting down the rear of the front fender and mounting a mudflap, about all I'm planning to do with this rig is mount a Portland Design Works 1 watt Fenderbot on the rear fender. Well, that and replace the donor rear wheel with something I won't kill! I've already put over 1500 miles on this rig. Oh, and some days she sports a Ortlieb pannier or two up front to ferry in several days worth of food and clothes into work. I'm considering buying or making a trunk type bag for the front rack to supplement the Zimbale for days I'd prefer not to have the Ortliebs up front. Sometimes I can cram it all into the Zimbale though.

Medic Zero

That's really nice! Love your GT!

ksisler

Did you keep track of the parts and labor to do the full conversion?

ak08820

One bike seems like a KHS, could you tell us what the make and models of both bikes were?