Pennine MTB

[grantoury]

I might be about to reverse that trend...

The geometry isn't a million miles away from my gravel bike. So I thought it might be a good contender for a gravel conversion. To raise the front end I bought a Velo Orange Cigne stem. It's weird, I've never had a stem that's taller than the head tube!

Looks a bit ridiculous


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I thought it looked quite cool on the velo blog though?

Cigne Stems Available

by Clint They're long, they're limp, they're in stock! Cigne Stems are here for all of your high handlebar needs. We have them in 2 leng...

velo-orange.blogspot.com

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Thoughts? I also have a Surly corner bar so won't need to change the brakes/shifters etc.

I like it. The VO in pic has an even shorter headtube. Jacquie Phelan's bike for comparison:

 

[retroJIM]

I like it. The VO in pic has an even shorter headtube. Jacquie Phelan's bike for comparison:

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I did see that, it was partly what gave me the idea

 

[retroJIM]

Now with Surly Corner bars

 

[ferrus]

Not normally a fan of conversions like this at all, but I think this is fab. A really coherent looking build!

 

[retroJIM]

Took for a spin at lunch time. Gotta say the Surly Corner bars are very weird but I do like them. I swapped out the tyres again for some Geax Pluma 26x1.8, not much tread but they're really light (around 300g) and roll well. I also got an Alpkit bar bag which is really useful and helps hide the massive stem.

 

[retroJIM]

I've decided to sell this if anyone's interested.

For Sale - Pennine MTB Frame and Orange F7 Forks

Purchased on here a few months back but after experimenting with rediculously high stems I've decided it's too small for me. I paid £85 for the frame, £45 for the forks and £40 for the Cane Creek Headset (basically still new). Happy to sell all these as a bundle for £150 posted and I'll throw...

www.retrobike.co.uk

 

[Spankyfart]

What are the plans for the corner bar, you keeping them?

 

[retroJIM]

Nah, they're on eBay.

 

[Spankyfart]

Ah I see them, that 35,- euro more then a new one. Are these so much more expensive in the UK?

 

[retroJIM]

I priced it £20 less than I paid so yeah probably. I'm accepting offers but probably not worthwhile to ship outside the UK.