Which bike should I convert to Gravel?
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That thread also saddens me due to the overwhelming number of examples of clearly ill-fitting bikes due to kludges that make the bike 'fit' with a drop cockpit.
I love the few bikes that look at home and natural in drop bar mode. Those are so sharp.
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I love that thread due to the creativity.
That thread also saddens me due to the overwhelming number of examples of clearly ill-fitting bikes due to kludges that make the bike 'fit' with a drop cockpit.
I love the few bikes that look at home and natural in drop bar mode. Those are so sharp.
That thread also saddens me due to the overwhelming number of examples of clearly ill-fitting bikes due to kludges that make the bike 'fit' with a drop cockpit.
I love the few bikes that look at home and natural in drop bar mode. Those are so sharp.
Relevant to this thread, rigid 26-inch MTB drop bar conversions can be pretty cool but Rockhoppers are a dime a dozen and lower tier bikes so if it's a choice between the Sphinx, which already has 700c wheels and has decent tire clearance, and the Rockhopper, that's probably why most people are voting for the Sphinx.
It would be a different story with a Stumpjumper or a Trek 950, for instance.
