Show Your Vintage MTB Drop Bar Conversions
12-25-22, 01:06 PM
#7401
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My lugged '92 Trek 930 with first design Origin8 Gary Bar and Terry stem. The silver sleeve on the top tube is to protect the top tube from the handlebars.
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12-26-22, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by spedrunr
the seat clamp (or lack thereof?) is reminiscent of the Tom Ritchey tightening bolt running through the seat stays right? 🤔
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01-24-23, 08:02 PM
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1994 Specialized Hardrock Sport
I just finished this drop bar conversion . . . although maybe not technically a conversion because it didn't have any kind of bar when I got it. But it originally had a flat bar, so here we are. I found the frame in my local community bike shop. It came with the fork, headset, bottom bracket, seat post, seat (which I didn't use) and brake calipers. The paint, bearings, and components were all in great shape, so I think this bike may have lived most of its life in the corner of a garage. Other than that, the goal of the build was, as much as possible, to use parts I had on hand or that I could find used in community bike shops. I powder-coated several of the used components silver so the bike wouldn't look like Johnny Cash's Cadillac. The only things I bought new for it were the ADVENT X brifter set, cable housings, the chain ring, bottle cages, and bar tape.
02-25-23, 07:36 AM
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Front Bike Rack?
Originally Posted by cs1
I really like that bike. It’s a retro version of an adventure bike. Or should I say modern adventure bikes are copies of vintage MTBs.
Is that a front bike rack that doesn't require a side stud on the fork? What is the make and model?
Cheers
02-25-23, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by moveeatsleep
Hi,
Is that a front bike rack that doesn't require a side stud on the fork? What is the make and model?
Cheers
Is that a front bike rack that doesn't require a side stud on the fork? What is the make and model?
Cheers
02-26-23, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by sleutho
Just finished up a GT Tequestra drop bar conversion with UK randonneur bars, RSX brifters and the stock 3x7 STX drivetrain. Running a V brake up front with a travel agent, double racks, and Ritchey tanwall 1.9's
02-26-23, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by curbtender
Quoting for Korina...
02-26-23, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Korina
...? Nice build, but I'm allergic to drops.
02-26-23, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by curbtender
quote of the quote that moveeatsleep quoted to ask about the said quoted front rack that you asked which one they were quoting. Fagetaboutit, lol.
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03-26-23, 07:34 PM
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‘85 Raleigh Mountain Tour Elkhorn all finished
Finally got it racked and fendered. Before and after:
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Originally Posted by spedrunr
the seat clamp (or lack thereof?) is reminiscent of the Tom Ritchey tightening bolt running through the seat stays right? 🤔
They were doing it long before most others.
