Originally Posted by
scozim
I'm bored while I try to heal and treat my neck so it's time to try another drop bar conversion. The last was on a Trek 800 Antelope that is stupid heavy. Now I figured I'll try it with the 93 Trek 950. May need a Technomic stem or use a quill adapter to get the bars a little taller but will set it up first with a quill stem to see how it works. Think I'll go with the bar end shifters like last time.
How narrow a 26" wheel is possible? Wouldn't mind trying a 1.25" or 1.5" street tire. I have some 1.75" Forte tires on a set of wider rims but their pretty heavy.
You can get down to a 1.00 slick on width. Originally on my drop I was running 1.5” Kenda Kwest tires. Slightly grooves and worked well commuting. They held up alright riding roads. Nowadays my ride has 700c x 25 Bontrager H2. I have found I can keep up within 2-3 mph of a lighter “real” road bike, calculated with myself as the rider.