loving my remodeled mtn bike
02-11-17, 07:13 PM
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loving my remodeled mtn bike
I have posted it here on a couple of threads I have made several trips around a local bike path I am loving this bike . I have 50+ miles on it now since the rebuild I see it getting more time in the rotation than it did as a mtn bike
02-12-17, 02:13 AM
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I'm not sure I could get comfortable again with a drop bar configuration but I'm really enjoying the 1992 Univega mountain bike I got last summer. But to make it workable for me I had to replace the original flat bars with riser bars with a bit more elevation and back sweep. Fun for goofing around on pavement or trails.
02-12-17, 08:11 AM
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Isn't there an entire thread on drop bar conversions of mountain bikes? I have been tempted to do this on my Schwinn, but so far the bar extensions are giving me the forearm-neutral ("handshake") hand position I desperately crave.
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02-12-17, 08:15 AM
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Dig the color!
02-12-17, 11:18 AM
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I'm not sure I could get comfortable again with a drop bar configuration but I'm really enjoying the 1992 Univega mountain bike I got last summer. But to make it workable for me I had to replace the original flat bars with riser bars with a bit more elevation and back sweep. Fun for goofing around on pavement or trails.
02-12-17, 01:09 PM
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The joy of rejuvenating or giving new life to a bike ... now if only we could figure out a way for our bodies to undergo the same.
Pardon my question - I've read praises for bar end shifters, as I recall from the touring community. But remind me again, why are they preferred?
Pardon my question - I've read praises for bar end shifters, as I recall from the touring community. But remind me again, why are they preferred?
02-12-17, 01:22 PM
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The joy of rejuvenating or giving new life to a bike ... now if only we could figure out a way for our bodies to undergo the same.
Pardon my question - I've read praises for bar end shifters, as I recall from the touring community. But remind me again, why are they preferred?
Pardon my question - I've read praises for bar end shifters, as I recall from the touring community. But remind me again, why are they preferred?
02-12-17, 01:29 PM
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I got the Bar ends, early 90's Shimano's for $40. I didn't want to spend more on shifters than the bike cost. They take some getting use to as they work backward from most friction shifters. They are simple to install and adjust.
02-12-17, 02:02 PM
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Nice job, I purchased a road bike with straight t bars and after last summer decided I need to change it back to drop bars as there are more positions available to avoid numb hand. I like riding the hoods, that is the most comfortable way for me to ride. My first bike, Ralieih Super Grand Prix, had bar-end shifters and I liked them a lot too. Once again, nice job.
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02-12-17, 04:50 PM
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02-12-17, 05:31 PM
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looks like a blast
02-13-17, 06:40 AM
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I don't know if they are "preferred." Brifters can work for a drop bar mtb conversion as well. But bar end shifters work well and there is a lot to be said for going with friction, rather than indexing, on the left. Both brifters and bar ends can shift a triple well. Brifters, however, can be finicky to set up with a triple crank and friction works with pretty much every triple crank out there.
BF's C&V section has a whole thread on "show us your MTB drop bar conversions." You are not alone ... .
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
02-13-17, 12:03 PM
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Nice work. Always good to bring more life to a bike.
Fixed up a Giant Sedona that my wife found on the curb. After some new parts, and some old parts that I re-hab'd, it's a pretty nice bike for the rail trails around here. And just right for my wife to ride, on the occasions that she comes out & rides with me.
https://flic.kr/p/QRPyfT
Steve Z
Fixed up a Giant Sedona that my wife found on the curb. After some new parts, and some old parts that I re-hab'd, it's a pretty nice bike for the rail trails around here. And just right for my wife to ride, on the occasions that she comes out & rides with me.
https://flic.kr/p/QRPyfT
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02-18-17, 01:43 AM
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Due to a neck injury, I'm having to modify my ride to a more "sitting up" position. Can't hunch down over the bars & keep my head up like I used to be able to do. Riser bars & a shorter, more upright stem should do the trick!
