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Title: I have a bike.. Post by: rabbit jake on July 29, 2008, 04:44:17 PM it's a mountain bike that never sees anything close to a mountain. I've been riding it to work lately so I picked up some road tires. Danny hooked me up with the fancy blue pedals a while ago. The only thing else I want to do to it is some new handlebars. Does anyone make drag style bars? straight but drop down, or is that a stupid idea?? Anyways, here it is.....
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h278/rabbitjake/bike1.jpg) (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h278/rabbitjake/bike2.jpg) I want handlebars like this, maybe more of a drop..... (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y184/kjchinchen/dw1.jpg) Title: Re: I have a bike.. Post by: nickfocus on July 29, 2008, 06:32:43 PM you should just get a negative rise stem which will drop those handlebars significantly. the stem on there now is pretty steep. after that, you could try on a set of mustache bars chopped or some mtn risers chopped as some of them will have a slight drop to them.
in the end though, just get a road bike if you're riding on the road. Title: Re: I have a bike.. Post by: Scuba on July 29, 2008, 06:37:36 PM in the end though, just get a road bike if you're riding on the road. probably be better off with a hybrid or cyclecross Title: Re: I have a bike.. Post by: snipun on July 29, 2008, 06:53:56 PM probably be better off with a hybrid or cyclecross My cyclocross was the best choice I ever made. Title: Re: I have a bike.. Post by: rabbit jake on July 29, 2008, 07:03:37 PM I have no idea what a cyclecross is. I'd like to get a road bike at some point, MTB is fine for now though.
Friend of mine suggested Easton monkeybars, but I'll check out other stems too. Thanks. Title: Re: I have a bike.. Post by: nickfocus on July 29, 2008, 07:07:27 PM "it's a mountain bike that never sees anything close to a mountain"
cyclocross is for riding packed gravel and making money on craigslist. if the only thing your tires see is road/asphalt, just get a road bike. cyclocross bikes are the crossover hybrids of the bike world. Title: Re: I have a bike.. Post by: Scuba on July 29, 2008, 07:20:27 PM "it's a mountain bike that never sees anything close to a mountain" cyclocross is for riding packed gravel and making money on craigslist. I'm seeing so many more people on surly or bianchi cross bikes ride from cc (asphalt 5 mile path), out to wiss(packed gravel trail) and back on my mountain rides. I'd imagine maine is the perfect habitat for a cyclecross. A modern road bike with anything carbon and skinny ass chain/seat stays won't handle roots, curbs, very well Title: Re: I have a bike.. Post by: carsluTT on July 29, 2008, 07:42:18 PM u need a fork and motor like that, maybe frame to ahah!
Title: Re: I have a bike.. Post by: nickfocus on July 29, 2008, 07:57:08 PM he's rocking an M40, i don't see him needing to jump up to carbon anytime soon. a steel mid level roadbike will hold up fine.
Title: Re: I have a bike.. Post by: snipun on July 30, 2008, 06:36:59 AM if the only thing your tires see is road/asphalt, just get a road bike. cyclocross bikes are the crossover hybrids of the bike world. If you're going to use it as a commuter bike, I wouldn't recommend a road bike unless you have a really easy and unobstructed route with little to no traffic. Given your limited road space, if you have to take a sewer drain, branch, or pothole, I suspect the road bike isn't going to take it as well as a cyclocross/hybrid.I want a road bike in the future, but the bianchi volpe I got is exactly right up my alley for what I need (when I used to commute on it). I also take it on ventures to downtown, up a 9 mile dirt road, and back on the road again. I'd have to take my mtb if I had the road bike, and that fucker doesn't feel very good on the road, as you've found out. |