Originally Posted by
JJam2112
Awesome thanks everyone. I’m enjoying these pictures of everyone’s bikes and projects. Keep sending them if you have them. I’m getting lots of ideas.
Here's a Multi Track for sale - $155 - North Jersey. The photos show how this bike might work for you.
If you measure the top tube length and compare it to the measurement on a road bike that fits you, you'll have some idea re: the practicality of converting to drop bars. Looks like this bike would work with a standard drop bar 1" quill stem and suitable bars - maybe a 90mm stem. You could take it to a bike shop and try different stem lengths/heights before buying the stem. Most bike shops have lots of old quill stems suitable for the purpose.
It comes with indexed grip shifters - 7 speed I think - if you keep the rear der. after converting to drops you'll probably need to run it using a friction shifter. However, the rear spacing on this bike is probably 130mm and it has a cassette. You may be able to upgrade to 9 or 10 speed without too much trouble - new RD, shifters, cassette, cables - maybe $200. The wheels are 700c - ok quality, but you may want to upgrade - figure $225 for a new set of good machine-built wheels.
Plenty of other opportunities to spend money on upgrades - hard to know where to stop! Crank set, BB, handlebars, seat, Could easily spend $600 or more making this bike what you want it to be (plus the cost of the bike)
What's your budget? Might be better to spend more $$ buying a used gravel bike that is closer to exactly what you want. ??
https://newjersey.craigslist.org/bik...935285154.html
