Show Your Vintage MTB Drop Bar Conversions
10-28-18, 06:55 AM
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^Good for you, fixing up Dad’s bike. Looks great. It’s a lot of saddle-bar drop but if you are comfortable, it’s all good. Are you riding mostly on trails or pavement?
10-28-18, 08:06 AM
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Yeah it's about 8cm. I ride mostly gravel "fire roads" stuff with this. But a lot of uphill and long downhills. I ride roadbikes a lot so i'm comfortable. On Trails it's too much drop i found, even though lowering the saddle helps. Wish there was a dropper post for 26,8mm seatposts. Gonna flip the stem to see if it gets better, but i'm too lazy to adjust the cantis since i have my modern fullsuspension for the gnarly stuff. But for long trips without gnarly downhills its great.
10-28-18, 10:37 AM
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And since i have the required posts now... Here my Scott Evolution Pro. Tink it's from 1992 or something. Was my Dads first MTB, and he rode it hard. Was used as a city bike and now deserved some love. Had to get it powder coated since the old paint was coming of and it got a bit rusty here and there. Still using the original drive train (XT rear mech,dx front mech, xt cranks,)plus xt ( it think) brakes. Hope you like it.
BTW: I'm running 26x2,4 Conti X-Kings and they fit great. Gonna try a RaceKing 2,2 for a little more speed in the back though.
BTW: I'm running 26x2,4 Conti X-Kings and they fit great. Gonna try a RaceKing 2,2 for a little more speed in the back though.
10-28-18, 11:30 AM
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Very happy to find this thread. Lot of inspiration. Been scouring ebay and local craigslist for a vintage MTB or hybrid that i can use for a winter nyc delivery bike.
Got eyes peeled
Got eyes peeled
10-28-18, 01:18 PM
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And since i have the required posts now... Here my Scott Evolution Pro. Tink it's from 1992 or something. Was my Dads first MTB, and he rode it hard. Was used as a city bike and now deserved some love. Had to get it powder coated since the old paint was coming of and it got a bit rusty here and there. Still using the original drive train (XT rear mech,dx front mech, xt cranks,)plus xt ( it think) brakes. Hope you like it.
BTW: I'm running 26x2,4 Conti X-Kings and they fit great. Gonna try a RaceKing 2,2 for a little more speed in the back though.
BTW: I'm running 26x2,4 Conti X-Kings and they fit great. Gonna try a RaceKing 2,2 for a little more speed in the back though.
10-31-18, 12:22 PM
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This is a late 90's Giant Iguana I literally pulled out of a dumpster at my sister in law's beach house. Replaced the suspension fork with a rigid fork and resprayed with Rustoleum "Spa Blue". The brifters are Sora and brakes and rear derailleur are Deore. The Sora levers have enough pull to operate the v-brakes very nicely.
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10-31-18, 11:15 PM
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This is a late 90's Giant Iguana I literally pulled out of a dumpster at my sister in law's beach house. Replaced the suspension fork with a non-suspension cromoly one and resprayed with Rustoleum "Spa Blue". The brifters are Sora and brakes and rear derailleur are Deore. The Sora levers have enough pull to operate the v-brakes very nicely.
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11-02-18, 12:23 PM
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Aerotek m4000
Just recabled it, rewrapped the bars, and replaced the brake hoods after 3 1/2 years as my main bike.
I haven't been able to find any information on the make in that time. It's definitely early 90s. Possibly the Aerotek that makes custom titanium bolt kits for motocross bikes made some mountain bikes once?
I found the bare frame on the sidewalk and built it up with a 26" Long Haul Trucker fork and Salsa woodchippers. Started out with bar-end shifters but they were constantly bumping into things due to the flared drops. Eventually switched to Suntour command shifters when I happened across a set.
The brakes and drivetrain I originally scrounged from a stumpjumper FS with lots of purple anodized dongles. I replaced the derailleurs and the purple chainring bolts have faded a lot but the brakes still look good. Now that I look at these pictures I should probably replace those rusty washers and the overlong m6 bolt.
I haven't been able to find any information on the make in that time. It's definitely early 90s. Possibly the Aerotek that makes custom titanium bolt kits for motocross bikes made some mountain bikes once?
I found the bare frame on the sidewalk and built it up with a 26" Long Haul Trucker fork and Salsa woodchippers. Started out with bar-end shifters but they were constantly bumping into things due to the flared drops. Eventually switched to Suntour command shifters when I happened across a set.
The brakes and drivetrain I originally scrounged from a stumpjumper FS with lots of purple anodized dongles. I replaced the derailleurs and the purple chainring bolts have faded a lot but the brakes still look good. Now that I look at these pictures I should probably replace those rusty washers and the overlong m6 bolt.
11-03-18, 01:25 PM
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11-03-18, 03:42 PM
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Just recabled it, rewrapped the bars, and replaced the brake hoods after 3 1/2 years as my main bike.
I haven't been able to find any information on the make in that time. It's definitely early 90s. Possibly the Aerotek that makes custom titanium bolt kits for motocross bikes made some mountain bikes once?
I found the bare frame on the sidewalk and built it up with a 26" Long Haul Trucker fork and Salsa woodchippers. Started out with bar-end shifters but they were constantly bumping into things due to the flared drops. Eventually switched to Suntour command shifters when I happened across a set.
The brakes and drivetrain I originally scrounged from a stumpjumper FS with lots of purple anodized dongles. I replaced the derailleurs and the purple chainring bolts have faded a lot but the brakes still look good. Now that I look at these pictures I should probably replace those rusty washers and the overlong m6 bolt.
I haven't been able to find any information on the make in that time. It's definitely early 90s. Possibly the Aerotek that makes custom titanium bolt kits for motocross bikes made some mountain bikes once?
I found the bare frame on the sidewalk and built it up with a 26" Long Haul Trucker fork and Salsa woodchippers. Started out with bar-end shifters but they were constantly bumping into things due to the flared drops. Eventually switched to Suntour command shifters when I happened across a set.
The brakes and drivetrain I originally scrounged from a stumpjumper FS with lots of purple anodized dongles. I replaced the derailleurs and the purple chainring bolts have faded a lot but the brakes still look good. Now that I look at these pictures I should probably replace those rusty washers and the overlong m6 bolt.
11-03-18, 07:34 PM
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It's the Surly 8-pack rack. I'm impressed with how sturdy and well-built it is, and the welds are nicer than on a Soma Champs Élysées rack I had on another bike. At first it bugged me that it was longer than the basket, but it's grown on me. There's definitely utility in having support for something strapped in front of the basket. It doesn't have a light mount, but it was extremely easy to mount a piece of chainring on one of the strut clamps and use that, an idea I got from a Rivendell blog post I can't find right now. Also, it would be easy to double-up with a lowrider rack, in case I ever get around to a longer tour.
11-05-18, 02:03 PM
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And since i have the required posts now... Here my Scott Evolution Pro. Tink it's from 1992 or something. Was my Dads first MTB, and he rode it hard. Was used as a city bike and now deserved some love. Had to get it powder coated since the old paint was coming of and it got a bit rusty here and there. Still using the original drive train (XT rear mech,dx front mech, xt cranks,)plus xt ( it think) brakes. Hope you like it.
BTW: I'm running 26x2,4 Conti X-Kings and they fit great. Gonna try a RaceKing 2,2 for a little more speed in the back though.
BTW: I'm running 26x2,4 Conti X-Kings and they fit great. Gonna try a RaceKing 2,2 for a little more speed in the back though.
Really super nice build!
11-05-18, 02:51 PM
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11-05-18, 07:33 PM
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11-05-18, 08:55 PM
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Pinky, my daily driver version of my XC mtb. Triple wrapped bar tape and retrofitted rear Disc tab.
11-05-18, 10:23 PM
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simmonsqc
What a beautiful build. Exactly (or close enough) to what I would do EXCEPT sandblasding. Sandblasting can work harden the frame material resulting in micro cracks and fissures. A chemical strip (caustic dip or chemical paint remover) is easier on the frame, but not the enviroment. Crushed walnut shells , peas, beans, etc can be used as a substitute when trying not to work harden a frame set.
Did you find out what the crown style fork was from?
rRgardless a beautiful build.
What a beautiful build. Exactly (or close enough) to what I would do EXCEPT sandblasding. Sandblasting can work harden the frame material resulting in micro cracks and fissures. A chemical strip (caustic dip or chemical paint remover) is easier on the frame, but not the enviroment. Crushed walnut shells , peas, beans, etc can be used as a substitute when trying not to work harden a frame set.
Did you find out what the crown style fork was from?
rRgardless a beautiful build.
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11-06-18, 07:41 AM
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Are yours the 25.4 version? They are getting hard to find, so that would be an excellent snag.