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03-05-21, 10:30 AM
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I recently found myself without a Geared bike after gifting my Marin Muirwoods (to my son) and trading my Norco Indie for another Single Speed.
Fortunately, I had a Giant OCR3 road bike (collecting dust for many years because riding Drops became uncomfortable) and converted it to a flat-bar.
I guess it can be considered a Fitness Hybrid now so here it is. Happy to get it back into the Rotation!
2001 Giant OCR3 - Before
After
Parts used:
Easton 22" straight bar, ARX PRO 3T 120mm stem, Shimano BL-R550 brake levers, Ergon grips, Microshift Mezzo's,
Mavic Open Pro with 105 hubs, 105 FD/RD
Fortunately, I had a Giant OCR3 road bike (collecting dust for many years because riding Drops became uncomfortable) and converted it to a flat-bar.
I guess it can be considered a Fitness Hybrid now so here it is. Happy to get it back into the Rotation!
2001 Giant OCR3 - Before
After
Parts used:
Easton 22" straight bar, ARX PRO 3T 120mm stem, Shimano BL-R550 brake levers, Ergon grips, Microshift Mezzo's,
Mavic Open Pro with 105 hubs, 105 FD/RD
Last edited by Speedway2; 03-05-21 at 08:08 PM. Reason: Parts list
03-07-21, 07:54 AM
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That looks nice. Yeah -- pretty much THE definition of a flat bar road bike!
03-07-21, 08:49 AM
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Good job! This season may find me doing the same to my LeMond. Thinking of these for the shifters: SL-A09 / SL-T09 – microSHIFT
03-07-21, 10:23 AM
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Good job! This season may find me doing the same to my LeMond. Thinking of these for the shifters: SL-A09 / SL-T09 –
microSHIFT
microSHIFT
I was initially looking for "friction" shifters and would have sprung for a set you posted. But parts are hard to source these days and at $39CDN for the pair of Mezzos it was a no brainer.....
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03-19-21, 10:01 AM
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Made some minor changes....
Removed the "big ring", F derailleur and shifter. Moved the middle ring to replace the "big ring" but left the granny ring (for now).
I rarely used any of the rings except for the middle ring. I figure if I ever hit a steep hill I'll stop and manually move the chain to the granny ring.
Removed the "big ring", F derailleur and shifter. Moved the middle ring to replace the "big ring" but left the granny ring (for now).
I rarely used any of the rings except for the middle ring. I figure if I ever hit a steep hill I'll stop and manually move the chain to the granny ring.
