Show Your Vintage MTB Drop Bar Conversions
08-19-18, 03:15 PM
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Inspired
I have trek 970 which I picked up that has shimsno deore.. I may turn into gravel bike/ touring..
08-21-18, 05:58 AM
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Hi all! This thread inspired me to build my first drop bar MTB and now that it's finished its probably the bike that i use the most. I'll post pictures whan I get over the 10 post threshold. Thanks to everyone here for the inspiration!
Best Regards
/ Tobias
Best Regards
/ Tobias
08-23-18, 10:17 AM
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Those 1.75 paselas just sorta work on these all-rounder kind of MTB conversions, don't they? I've used those on all mine....except the last one, where I fell into a deal on 1.75 folding Panaracer T-Servs. Can't really tell much of a difference though; maybe a little lighter, but that's about it.
08-23-18, 10:26 AM
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Those 1.75 paselas just sorta work on these all-rounder kind of MTB conversions, don't they? I've used those on all mine....except the last one, where I fell into a deal on 1.75 folding Panaracer T-Servs. Can't really tell much of a difference though; maybe a little lighter, but that's about it.
08-25-18, 01:41 AM
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I signed up to share a couple mtb conversions i did myself.. But i can't because i need to post 10 messages first....
Great thread, keep posting your 90's steel mods !
Great thread, keep posting your 90's steel mods !
08-25-18, 02:28 PM
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Those 1.75 paselas just sorta work on these all-rounder kind of MTB conversions, don't they? I've used those on all mine....except the last one, where I fell into a deal on 1.75 folding Panaracer T-Servs. Can't really tell much of a difference though; maybe a little lighter, but that's about it.
08-26-18, 11:43 AM
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08-26-18, 06:23 PM
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I have a 94 GT Karakoram with dirt drops as well! It is my most consistently ridden steed. What front rack are you running? Was it easy to set up?
08-26-18, 07:18 PM
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91 Schwinn High Plains
This one is getting another round of work done. A dirt drop stem in silver and a SR wide handlebar. Shimano Exage brake levers with flashy yellow/black tape to liven it all up. Saddle is still a Brooks but now a wayward Colt model.
more pics when it happens. Love this ride!
08-27-18, 02:42 PM
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Gathering the bits. Bar tape was found deep in the LBS junk draw.... gratis! The 2 Black round spacers on the box also came from a junk draw...same. They will hold the yellow cage off of the Suntour FD clamp band. Nice silver DD stem with handlebar in place. Will cable tomorrow hopefully.
08-27-18, 09:55 PM
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Gathering the bits. Bar tape was found deep in the LBS junk draw.... gratis! The 2 Black round spacers on the box also came from a junk draw...same. They will hold the yellow cage off of the Suntour FD clamp band. Nice silver DD stem with handlebar in place. Will cable tomorrow hopefully.
08-28-18, 10:42 AM
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08-28-18, 05:32 PM
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Coming along... next is figuring out which brake levers. I’m leaning to aero since the stem has the hanger built in on the underside instead of thru the top... routing would be easier it seems. 
08-28-18, 06:20 PM
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For aero I would look at the new Cane Creek ones. I would have used them on this HP rebuild but got all that I have on other bikes. Very comfy and great to hold on to when torquing the bike.
08-28-18, 09:33 PM
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Here’s my Marin Bear Valley SE drop conversion. It has the frame from the next higher bike, triple butted Tange.
Barcons, tektro levers with (lower?) leverage to pull the V brakes, with a shorter/taller stem.
The steering feels sluggish, and I just don’t take it out very often. Had it on Craigslist and got one low ******.
08-28-18, 11:03 PM
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I guess, with the surfaces I ride on, and hauling the amount of commuting gear I normally carry (and how weak I am generally as a rider), I can't really tell any difference. Aesthetically speaking, I sorta miss the gum walls...the T-Serv only came in black I think. Here's my mb2 parked at work...I think I like the look of the blackwalls a little less.
08-29-18, 06:12 AM
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Those are Cane Creek SCR5's in black, generously shared with me for this build by @malcala622. The other hoods I normally use are the Tektro RL340's --but the older I get the more I prefer the shape of the Cane Creeks. They seem a little more like the Campy shape. They're the one with the little lizards on.