the unofficially cool MTB drop bar thread

I'll share my mutant, lovely ride on both gravel as MTB tracks.

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Smithjss70":1yuz6bke said:
Woof. How much stem do you have left in the head tube? That looks a bit dangerous.

Honestly, the stem is slammed all the way to the bottom of the steer tube! I'm considering cutting off a bunch of it.... I compared it to some of my "long" Nitto Technomics stems, and it is much longer? For what it's worth, I'm a stickler for "minimum insertion marks"!

Cheers!
 
Jamis Diablo":ri2vb8xr said:
I'll share my mutant, lovely ride on both gravel as MTB tracks.

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Love that Raleigh, is "mutant" the model designation? Kind of hard to see what it says on the frame.
 
I posted this years ago in a SS thread, but here's an old offering of mine:
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Hopefully able to update with a more recent build in the near future...
 
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Here is my first attempt of a drop bar mtb. Will be used mainly as a commuter and perhaps some gravel riding. Used the 1991 Trek 6000 frame which I bought a few years back and had been in storage since. Combined with a mixed bag of old parts and some new this is the initial result. Picture is taken after the first short ride in snowy Olso. First impressions: Rides well but not sure about my choice of bars. They are classic Cinellis but I find them a bit narrow (42s). Also the cheap shimano shifters on top of the bars leave little room for my hands. Might try some flared bars with bar-end shifters some day, but for now it will have to do.
 

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