Old MTB to road bike conversion
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
- ⚠️Warning - I'm not always safe - hack your bike at your own risk⚠️
In this video I decided to dust off my old mountain bike and convert it to a road bike. The MTB is a from about 1997 and the parts road bike from the early 2000s, so there were some differences to overcome.
@00:37 bike building starts
@4:18 making drop bolt
@11:43 final results
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Friend, this build is inspired - I love that you re-purposed a frame that you love.
And that hack for lowering the rear caliper was genius - you get maximum kudos from me!
wow thanks a lot Ed!
Bruce, apart from the bolt maybe just maybe it would be super strong if you added steel epoxy on it and then fasten it with a bolt. Great work.
Okay, listen... I'm a metal fabricator, artist, home builder, and now trike/bike touring (around the country) devotee. I did NOT once cringe while watching your build. In fact, I was cheering for you the whole time. Well done, brother!
Thanks man! Around the country, tell me about that.
@@BruceChastain It's definitely an adventure; meeting great people; seeing the land, vegetation, and people change at 10 miles an hour; tenting under the stars/meteors; seeing every sunrise/sunset... In a word it is rewarding.
Cool. The only thing spoiling it is the crazy bar angle which seems to be necessitated by the old style bars which have too much reach. I was always taught working in bike shops that the top of the bar should run parallel to the ground, or as close as possible and the lever hoods in line with that.
as a fabricator I applaud your use of resources and creativity in solving problems. As a bike builder this made me cringe. Final product is pretty cool. Well done.
thanks! I totally understand where you're coming from.
why cringe?
@@7Frosty7maybe, the installation of the bearing on headset. He didn't use proper/correct one.
And, his tools too.
You did it! Im from Brasil and here the road bikes cost as a car. Is very nice to know that is possible to change some parts and get a good road bike.
Road bike have right geometry for speed. Mtb bike have booletproof geometry for dirt. So , this is just mtb with some mods for road use but you can never going like on real road bike...
Lucas dos Anjos Compre um quadro velho de MTB de alumínio e colocar rodas aro 27 (tipo Caloi 10 mas dar para comprar aros aero deste tamanho). Vai ter que furar o quadro e garfo para colocar os freios e vc vai ter uma bicicleta para deixar TODO mundo comendo poeira!!!! Eu sei porque já fiz e com rodas grandes e pneus finos ate os caras de aro 29 vão passar vergonha. :) Eu uso em estrada de terra e em pista e te garante vai ficar bom gastando muito pouco.
Is it because cars are really cheap in Brasil, or are bikes really expensive?
@@SchytexGraphics road bikes are really expensive, especially in view of low wages and bankster austerity policies.
@@SchytexGraphics it's because everything in Brazil is expansive hahahaha. But the road bikes are not popular. Sometimes a road bike cost as much a car, and in general the people buy a car.
Bike stand costs more than everything in that room put together!
it wasn't really cheap
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You could have avoid some work and destroing that seatpost with some long range calipper allthough its an impresively cheap and functional solution
The headset work is cool but hammering the cups in
is bad idea. You can easely make yourself a press with a threatered rod some whasers and nuts and a piece of wood or nylon. All in all, well done.
hey there jl, what do you mean by "some long range calipper".
About the cups, yes I was praying with each hit...
@@BruceChastain Look up the Tektro R559 caliper brakes. They are longer than standard road brakes to fit bigger tires and fenders. Those might be long enough to not use an adaptor. How has your adaptor set up worked so far?
for me hammering a headset is not a big problem, since the most important thing for me is bb and both hub, I'll be careful with those things
@drumist101 So far so good. I ride it most days to work and recently I had it in Mallorica spain. No problems, I haven't even had to tighten anything.
You turned an old mtb that was a waste of space into a sweet road bike. Nice! Good work!
thanks!
Cristi Jelly it's not a road bike it's a mountain bike. If you but wings on a 🐖 pig does that make it able to fly?
@@taichihead42 if you say...
@@taichihead42 if you're able to put wings on a pig I'd say teaching it how to fly is not too far from your abilities
So inspiring ! making the forks fit with the shimmed out headset bearings, and the rear brake mod were just brilliant to see............Thanks for posting this video.......awesome ideas, awesome result
wow thanks for the nice words, glad you enjoyed it! feel free to subscribe for more.
I did something similar to my old 26" Minelli. 27" front 700c rear fixed gear. Lots of fun. Fixed gear resolves brake alignment issue
Yeah I was thinking about going fixed when I ran into that break issue lol. but I already have a fixed gear bike and didn't really need another.
@@BruceChastain my issue was i had a fixed but I never really liked it. I discovered later that the problem was that because I had a brake I never learned how to really ride a fixed. My 26 conversion forced me to ride it right and now I am in love.
he interesting story. happen to have any pics of the bike?
@@BruceChastain I'll dig and see what Ive got
I did a similar thing with a 1987 Rockhopper... its turning into a gravel bike with Jones bars. Its so great to keep a machine you have memories with going for a long time in a new incarnation. thanks for making the video.
cool a real classic! I was thinking this might make a good gravel bike too, lots of clearance for larger tires.
Thanks Bruce. This video inspired me to breath new life and purpose into my 2003 Marin Hawkhill Mtb (now customised road version)
really cool, would love to see a photo. you can post it on IG with tag @Bruce_Chastain
DUDE! Forget AZ the bike guy, cuz you got it going on! I really really really enjoyed that build conversion! Was in suspense the whole time. Loved the hammered ovalized tubing for the brake mount front extension and the angle grinder touch on the brake cable, super extra points for that one! And the stem looks cherreh! 💯👍 ENJOYED!
wow thanks man, glad you liked it. Seems to be getting positive response in general, maybe I'll do some more like this in future.
I'm just about to convert an old mtb into a bmx and was on the lookout for other crazy people. So glad I found you haha.
you found the right place!
I loved this video. What a amazing project! Thank you, it's an inspiration for me.
thank you so much M Ahmed!
Brilliant stuff! Basically it's a Frankenstein bike!
Thanks Dave!
Lol when you had that silver riser stem on there I was thinking "I would have flipped that upside down." Didn't expect you to do it. That front fork brake caliper was pretty nifty.
thanks Devianb, yeah but that stem flipped was pretty extreme :)
I did the same with my old miyata mtb. Converted into a gravel bike. Great video. Well done!
thank you Laszlo!
This is kind of fun just to show how much modifying is possible, and sometimes a little even makes sense, but 68 degree headtube angle and super long chain stays? That's going to handle like a cruise boat. You can usually find used frames of at least the right shape for free in the trash if not a few dollars at a garage sale.
yes I'm replying to a 6 month old comment - the head tube angle looks like it came out pretty darn close to that of a standard road bike since the front end was lowered by changing out the suspension fork. Great job! I've hacked up every bike I've ever had and I love seeing other people's unique/customized bikes.
Exactly. I turned a Schwinn Moab into a fixie and I have had this bike now for 20 years and it just refuses to fail. Balanced and quick and not too squirrely in the front end which now has a carbon fork by the way. Excellent choice!
cool. happen to have any pics of that Schwinn, would love to see it.
@@BruceChastain I had the rear end thinned from 135 to 120 mm and replaced the rear dropouts. And the rear triangle has got about six pieces of Columbus steel in it strengthen it. I also ground off all of the cable guides. It's been rebuilt a few times and currently has a different set of handlebars on it and a slightly longer stem.
yeah that's the way it goes sometimes with these old bikes, they get sort of re-worked every now and again, but that's sort of the fun of it. I'm thinking about turning this one into a gravel bike later this year. I'll surly make a video on it.
@@BruceChastain you should. My original fork was steel. I swapped out the shock on the first day and i ran 700's on it many times. Plenty of clearance. What is cool is how tight the frame is and how balanced it is. And of course they are weldable... Your bike looks great by the way. A classic original.
Submit this to GCN! You have a winner!!!
great idea! I'll try
they already did something similar but with better components
DO IT DO IT DO IT
Agree, just relive or renew the paint works
I wasn't hopeful that it would look good...Damn! Nice ride.
Thanks 👍
I can not believe what I just saw.
don't know if you mean that in a good way or bad way. either way thanks for watching!
@@BruceChastain Jess just going to say that
Hey Bruce, I see you are not afraid to do your own thing, I love it. We love it.
Wanted to share one of my little custom touches with you. I'll start by saying I believe electrical tape has no place on a bike. I don't like finishing tape on bar wrap or zip ties holding cables. That said, I start my wrap at the top of the bars. I get some guff from purists, but who cares. I also dislike cable under the bar wrap, so most bikes I build up now I internally route brake cables through the bars. I've done it on vintage bars and modern. Haven't had any problems. On my touring style road bike, I made my own quill stem adaptor so as to facilitate modern stem and bars on an old steel frame. This old touring frame had cantilever brakes, so I decided to go one step further and route the front brake cable not only through the bars, but also the stem. Drilled hole in bottom of stem and installed a barrel adjuster to terminate housing. Bare cable then exits stem directly in line with cantilever. My rear brake cable runs through bars to front center, exiting a hole in bar and through a hole in bar clamp. It's pretty clean. I'll find a way to send you photos. See ya.
I've also started reverse bar tape to avoid tap, I'm converted :)
Respect for you listening to company flow, I heard big juss in there. 5:32. I'm doing the same to a 08 Kona dew deluxe up to a 11 speed. Nice work.
dang sharp ears! I could barely even hear it! thanks man
@@BruceChastain I'm a underground rap nerd
Dude. I love this stuff. Do-it-yourself home engineering. Awesome .
Hey thanks so much Shane. You obviously get where I'm coming from on this build.
Very nice work! I want to do something similar so I wanted to ask you, was it a 26" wheel frame? and did you use 700c wheels? If you did that, what size of tires you use? A lot of questions tho but Im really interested on what you did here hehe
Yes Pancho is was a frame meant for 26" and yes I did use 700c wheels. The tires were 23c, but there is plenty of room for larger. If you do build such a bike please do let me know how it goes.
I gotta say good job on making the spacers to downsize head tube. I make some of my own parts too, and see in you a kindred spirit, one who spends a lot of time cutting, filing and sanding.
you can do a lot with a metal file.
Nice video with practical solutions to issues that arise when doing modifications. Good skills
thanks Mikmerl
The bike as my avator/emoji!
This was a 2001 Mongoose Pro Massif 3x9 MTB Ti that I rode and rode and rode, had GR8 FUN!
I ❤ed this bike, super quick/super fast!
Problem: I wore out the 26er V-Brake Mavic Crossmax rims, I wore out the XTR M952 Crankset and Octalink V1 bb, I wore out the rear XTR cass. and they don't make these vintage parts anymore, EVERYTHING NOW is 27.5/29er Disc brakes!
I have beat road bikes on my 26er Ti!
My Ti frame does not support disc brakes, I have tried adaptors but they REALLY DON'T WORK!
I have been plotting to upgrade it to a Cross Hybrid with a flat bar, mtb crank and rear cass., but with a carbon fiber 700c fork, road bike wheelset, canilever brakes, etc!
The Ti frame is very lite and practical!
I loved this video, gives me an idea of additional tools I might need!
Thanks! 👍👍👍!
have any pics of that project? I'd love to see it?
@@BruceChastain Work in progress, thank you!
Will do, when I'm threw!
Turned out really cool, food for thought and inspiring great work all the best Andy
Thanks Andy!
I like modification just like this one. I have tride converting a standard road fork a threaded to threadless by using a set post from a child's bike which is exactly the same diameter 25.4 mm. I also change the headset to threadless type. Now it's super duper 👌 😍 nice like a natural one.
How didto you covert your Threaded fork to Threadless fork?
@@c3dc3d89 I guess he welded the seat post tube on the threaded fork to make it threadless fork.
Great job man, really great idea, I love how original you are, I thought I read the title wrong at first
hey thanks a lot Daniel! What did you think it said?
Nice work, I'm glad you got rid of that angled stem, that hurt my eyes!. I did a similar thing to my mountain bike, only i turned mine into a TT bike. ;-)
cool. I think this could even be a decent TT bike, it's not that light anyway.
i hope my bike will look like this, i'm already starting my 26er MTB Converting to 27 Roadbike, and this Video gives me Hope. 😁
best of luck man, would love to see the result!
@@BruceChastain i'll show it to you, when it's halfway done
You can use 27" roadbike wheelset instead of add an extention for the brake.
Really? Might have been easier
but his alternative solution is cheaper and functional...
It seemed to be boring, but I can't stop watching it! Nice Build!
Thanks Stephen
Woah. Nice workaround with the front break mount
Thanks Yaroslavl!
i did something like this as well, went from mountainbike to gravelbike.
Pain in the ass to do, but cheap as fuck and could never ever afford a cannondale gravelbike, so i did it myself. And i was hell of a fun.
Cool. I’d like to give it a try with some other frames types later.
I forgot how heavy those old Rockshox were at 187, the old Headshoks were 1300+ so a little over a pound lighter! Which is quite a bit of weight in CX, even back in the era of 50-80mm travel, when bikes routinely weighed 23+ pounds. I’m glad they are not that popular (they make excellent front suspension on city-whips, where you encounter pot holes, trolley-light rail-train tracks, small curbs, jutting road cuts or In the early 1990’s Cannondale had been working on demand for a beefier urban commuter, and answered that call with 700 cc wheeled MTB-looking frames. They must have sold fairly well; they kept on developing with front suspension forks they gave the customer 15 to 20mm of travel. “Gravel” biking started to gain popularity as well, and some of those frames had front suspension. Then in 2000 along came the Big Bad. The Bad Boy: 26” mtb frame, straight mtb bars, 700cc wheels w/disc brakes, hardtail in the back 70mm travel Fatty Ultra up front. The paint job was very different all black, what they call “all-stealthed-out” 23 years later.
Looks very pretty! The problem is the geometry of a MTB frame with road forks = scraping pedals when cornering and a twitchy too steep head tube angle. You probably could have found an actual road frame on eBay that would handle better and cost under $100, but to each his own...
yep don't disagree about the road frame, and might have been easier than adapting this one. As for the geometry, I don't know if it's "right" or not, but I've been doing a good bit of riding and it seems to work alright. But actually I'd like to do some detailed measurements and see how far off it is from a real road bike.
Man this build is so lit also currently working on a build like this thank you so much for the inspiration much love from Philippines
thanks so much GC!
I don't even know how I got here, but i'm glad I did... Damn, that's a great hack'd bike! Cheers, mate!
thanks Miguel!
Great video! Very good restoration/mechanic work!
Thanks!
That is some seriously cool bit of work, it ended up being a gorgeous bicycle
Thanks a lot man
Never whack the headset off with the bike frame on the stand! Stabilize the steering tube directly!
yeah I suppose it would have been better.
I bought a 2000 Jamis rigid mountain bike to do something similar but ended up liking it and kept it for trail riding.
I'm sort of having that with my 1995 GT I recently bought, it's such a cool MTB I don't think I should mess with it.
@@BruceChastain Aren't these terrible problems to have? LOL!
you"re doing what i been wanting to do with my 2005 specialized hard rock mountain bike so far i completed installing modern road bike handle bars break handles and breaks new rear derailleur my bike shop said the couldn't put those type of forks on my bike so im stuck and frustrated with having shocks that's all i have to do now is put rigid forks on it i'm hoping i don't have to do what you did in this video just find some forks that fit the riser and down tube that's it
you can buy spacers for the head tube. I should have done that, but I just want to get something done like right away.
One of the videos i enjoyed the most on UA-cam, great project! Congrats!
wow thanks Tiago
I loved this video, I have specialized Rockhopper 1994 and i want tranform un a gravel bike and you video Is perfect, and brillant! Thanks for idea
Wow thanks! Would love to see how it turns out.
I have no idea why you received 223 dislikes. At the end of the day, you thought out side the box to solve your problem to make a bike thats suits you, instead of having two bikes not working for you at all. You salvaged a bike that makes sense for you. The cost saving must have been really good too! Bike shops nil, you 1
Haha thanks Power!
Being a do it "yourselfer" myself, I was wondering, do you ever worry about bending your frame when you hack off headsets or hack off other things? Seems like you have to hit it pretty hard sometimes. Great video!
In general I worry about everything when Hacking up my bikes, but I just try to be reasonably smart about it.
And thanks for watching / commenting!
Nice work. 👍👌💐... Would the head tube angle and chain stay length be a problem. ? How was it for riding.? Is it similar to gravel?.
How much does it differ from road bike? How about the difference in body position?😊😊😊😊
I've been riding it for a little while now and I think it's pretty good. But I don't have a lot of experience with many other road bikes to compare. I imagine it rides similarly.
@@BruceChastain thank u. 👍😊
@@kirananils no problem. Also I have another video where I'm riding this bike in Spain. And I was just on it the other day, a nice 50km ride with friends.
Nice work man! Smart ideas for the fitting new parts ;)
Thanks a lot Marko!
Thats the real DIY spirit! Awesome!
thanks a lot BB
I'm been thinking about doing this very same thing to me old GT MTB. I think I am going to now. Holy chrome that thing looks good.
Thanks a lot! And good luck, let me know how it goes.
Hi! Probably the same solution for my old GT Zaskar. Good luck!
Wow, I can’t believe what I saw. Very resourceful!
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice video sir. What size tire did you go with? I have a 29er that I installed 700 X 38 tires. I was thinking about going a little smaller on my next change.
Thank you! They are 25mm.
Inspiring! Neat solution for the rear brake.
thanks James!
8:52 so clean, keep up the good work 👍🏻
haha thanks Rifky!
That is soooo cool! Makes me want to convert my old Specialized Rockhopper... Nice job.
thanks a lot for the nice comment. Why not, go for it. If you get started I'd love to see how it goes. Also I love rockhoppers, so that could be a really cool result. The key is to just keep an eye out for cheap/free road bikes for parts.
Yeah, that's what I need- parts!. It's got a nice army greenish paintjob and would so slick with black components. I've done it up as a MTB with a few new parts but think the frame could work well as a road bike.
I have same 3ttt bar like in your video, good job!
thanks man
This sounds like the most awesome channel on youtube. I had to describe on the name alone
Thanks GF!
Nice engineering skills....the bike turned out great
Thanks 👍
Love it! One of the best youtube videos.
Haha thank you Amira!
I'm impressed keep up the good work. thanks for the vids
thank you Jeebus!
I loved your job man, congratulations!
thank you!
Nice to see more video from you man. Thanks for continuing to post.
Did a price check on 'if I price checked replacing everything that connects to the frame minus wheels and front fork" it turned out to be (to me) a lot of money ($300, and that is knowing I probably lacked a lot of things like bearigs and tools and such.)
Any suggestions on a comfort cruiser style bike with a quill stem? I like the upright posture and i don't really do anything other than easy riding. I just want to make what I have the best iteration of itself it can be given it was a gift from my folks and a bit of a leap of faith given my horrifically bad eyesight.
hey there Andrew, thanks for the nice words. As for just a normal upright bike, assuming you're on a small budget, what about the kent ridgeland that I have some videos on, is that bike available where you are?
@@BruceChastain well my folks got me a huffy parkside as an early Christmas present, and it's... Ok? I don't want to say bad things about it since it is doing what I need atbthe moment. I'm just trying to figure out how to make it nicer without breaking the bank.
So far what comes to mind are:
Replace the shimano flat face with a 7/8 speed that can accommodate either
Shimano megarange to have better low gearing or
Go with an eight speed subrace, which would mean swapping the shifter out too.
Beyond that?
Already replaced the seat, and even though the replacement was inexpensive it already feels nicer than the foam spring seat there.
Beyond possibly doig somethig silly given my vision is horrifically bad (and cateracts on top of excessive myopia) like replacing all the bearings with better quality ones when the bike gets a full service
I dunno. Use case would mostly be fields, light trails, and road. Nothing insane. I like the upright riding posture. Just me tryig to make what I have the best it can be.
I specified quill stem because that is what the parkside has. Full rigid frame, quill stem. Swept back bars. It is an odd duck. Kinda annoyed that they label the special edition when the only change is paint. No upgraded components. No perks? Just sage green instead of black. Not even a classy chromed headtube badge.
That rear brake caliper mount solution was brilliant. Get it done with what you got engineering. You got a new Subcriber.👍🏽
Thanks a lot Hammer!
Nice work. I also have a 1992 Giant ATX 770 that I've been thinking about converting to a road bike. I'll probably stick with the original fork and headset and just change the stem and pick a nice drop handlebar.
thanks a lot Turgut.
Nice work using parts you had on hand. Shimming the headset and stem may not be real good long term solutions, but hope it works out for you
Very cool brake and headset work.
thanks John!
did you have to do some extra handywork to fit the thin roadbike wheels on your mtb or did they fit perfectly? I am trying to convert my old mtb into a roadie and i am concerned, what can i do if the 700c roadie tyres dont fit my MTB hub width?
I didn't, the frame was 135mm, which matched the wheelset. If it's a steel frame you can do "cold setting" to basically bend the frame. If it's aluminum then absolutely don't try to bend it.
It looks sleek and fast flexible great build
thanks Mr T
Nice build looks way better as a road bike
Thanks Christian. And I agree
nice job :)
i would like to create an hybrid between a mtb and a road bike... i'm thinking about using a mid 90' mtb steel frame kit and install on it road components.
the huge problem i see is fitting a road 2 speeds crankset on the mtb frame... it could touch the frame with the crank arms and maybe also with the biggest chainring because of the different size between mtb and road component.
what crankset have you installed on this bike? a road one?
thanks DF! Well in general when creating these sort of creations you just have to test and try different things, sometimes they'll work, sometimes not. As far as this crank, it's a 3x MTB crank. I should maybe write an ebook on this subject.
@@BruceChastainahahah... it would be a best seller!
Congratulations, this is now a TCR
thanks! poor mans TCR
This is pretty much how Giant themselves came up with a TCR
Great Idea and it works. Beautiful vintage RB. God Bless You
thanks a lot Laurentius!
my only question is why not just keep the front suspension and just change the wheels and put a set of drop handle bars on ?
Impressive machine work and calculations. Creative and a very good job. @ first...what is he hammering? Great fit too.
thanks a lot!
Well, nice work indeed! I just change my tires of my Btwin Rockrider 500s to a 1.50
I like the rockrider 500. Be interesting to see it with road tires.
@@BruceChastain I'll make a video soon, also I'll change my front fork because the original is to heavy
A great conversion you have some great videos, will spend a lot of my spare time catching up, loved your cycle chap with Richard Lake.
thank you Michael!
@@BruceChastain I have seen a couple of articles that it is possible to convert a normal bike rim into tubeless with the use duck tape
Yes, it happened to me too. My mtb become roadbike now & my track bike become TT bike. 🚴♀️🚴🚴🚴
nice! :) I was actually looking at this bike today, I think soonish I'll build it back up again.
Very very good!!! Is fantastic!!
thanks Stefano!
Really nice job. Great work!
Thanks a lot!
Did you use a suspension corrected rigid fork on the conversion? Any idea what the axel to crown length was? I’m looking to do something similar to a 2001 Marin Hawk Hill. Thanks.
Hey Michael, sorry I don't know the dimensions or anything, it was just an old late 90s road fork I found.
Really cool transformation!
Thanks
The negative angle stem looked so sick.
thanks. i thought it looked rad too
did you have to replace the front and rear derailleur to suit the road bike levers?
i'm planning convert my mtb to a gravel bike on a very tight budget, so the less replacing the better.
thanks!
the rear one should work fine, the pull distance is the same, however the front on is different, and if never worked that great to be honest. I would suggest trying for a 1x if it's a gravel build. I did a Q&A on this build in another video.
So how does it ride? are you happier with it as a drop bar?
I'm not super experienced with road bikes, but it rides good to me. I have some other videos going on rides with this bike. I think at one year I'll do a review.
Well done! Great fabricating!
Thanks a lot Karl!
Having made bikes that aren’t supposed to be the way they are ( single speed XC hardtail with a 200mm downhill fork) that is awesome
thanks MTB, to me hacking bikes is a large part of the fun of the whole cycling hobby.
Bruce Chastain I can agree 100%. I like it when people wonder what my bike is or why I built it
Great video! Enjoyed the film and music.
thanks Jakub for the nice words!
Love your videos man!
I appreciate that!
I turned my old FS 26er into my road bike. I just put on slick tires and a 42t chainring. Sure I'm averaging 12mph instead of 17 like roadies do but that's fast enough for me. I like the comfort of FS even when I'm mostly on asphalt and it gives me the option to hit a trail here and there if I want.
nice
What? Im averaging 14mph without any mods on mtb bike while traveling between work and home. Only have semi slick tires, schwalbe hurricane sport 26"x1.9 and some cheap bontrager 26"x2.0 tire on the front. Got even cheap front suspension. You running what tire pressure? I got almost all maxed out on pressure, rear 4.7bar and front 4.1 bar. Hence why i wonder how your average is only 12 mph when you can easily do 14 or even 15 if push a little and good weather conditions. My bike is by no means light too! It weight freaking 33lbs by itself and i got added few pouches with tools etc. I wonder what speeds and averages i would reach if i had real road or at least cyclocross bike...
@@fulldnbboy I average 16 on my fuel ex 8. It's a light 3 mile ride from my house and it's mostly flat but still 16 mph for that ain't half bad. Just gotta push it
@ 16 probs easy for me too if only 3.5 miles. But im doing between home and work around 13 miles. Aint pushing 16 mph on such lenght on mtb without at least getting slimmer and lighter tyres. Already running slick tyres but they are quite thick cause got some alternative roads too which goes through forest and not pure asphalt road. 16mph aint too shabby anyway on mtb.
Did something similar with a steel frame mtb I had, long drop calipers solved the brake reach issue. It was great until I crashed and broke the frame
dang too bad about that.
lots of work, came out nice. congrats
thanks a lot JR
The problem (or not) when converting 26" MTB with 700c wheels is that the bottom bracket is very high.
For example, you have the seat height adjusted appropriately for the best performance, with respect to the position of the legs. When you stop at a traffic light and put one foot on the ground, it will be uncomfortably high, you will only reach it with the tips of your fingers.
I have tried it to create a hybrid bike / commuting bike in this way, but I preferred to use a classic road bike with 28mm wheels (30 or 32mm sometimes also fit).
With a bike like this, Orbea Sierra Nevada + Michelin Classic 28mm, I've gone down stone stairs and hold on!
I never thought about it, for me when I come to a stop I usually get off the seat. I'm using 25mm tires now which I like. But I'm thinking about converting this bike to a gravel bike, so then I'll go for at least 28mm.
As you said in the intro, "I've been a lot of places with this bike". And with this conversion you've just done, you could possibly even make a touring bike from it! I'm just saying...but I think that would've been a great idea if you want to travel in the future.
hey there thanks for watching. I'm actually here on the island of Majorca Spain with the bike, check out my latest video, I talk a bit about the planning, and I hope soon to post another on the results.
Nice! Sorry if I missed out, just found about your channel recently. Because of the conversion, of course! I also plan on doing some trips to where I haven't been before, but not outside of my country. I still have too much to see in my country until I discover others! Your improvised ideas really impressed me, by the way!
Cheers!
@@simpilothr6653 thanks a lot man!