xxnick1975
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Yikes, how long is that seatpost!
What do folks think of this?
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cherrybomb
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I was kind of ignoring the comedy seat post
I think I'll give it a go with the forks I have. I've got a cable disk calliper I can stick on & some Suntour SE callipers for the back. In fact, other than cables & bar end shifters, I think I could build up the bike to at least give it a try.
I was kind of ignoring the comedy seat post
I think I'll give it a go with the forks I have. I've got a cable disk calliper I can stick on & some Suntour SE callipers for the back. In fact, other than cables & bar end shifters, I think I could build up the bike to at least give it a try.
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Be warned. Drop mtb bikes look great in pictures, but as many have said, could be terribly uncomfortable. I know from experience, I did a conversion on my Multitrack hybrid Trek and it worked fine only because the starting position was extremely upright. If the bike already fits fine, changing to drops will ruin it.
One of the few bikes sold with flat or drop bars is the Salsa Marrakesh, and if you compare geometries in their website, the top tube in the drop bar option is way shorter...
Be warned. Drop mtb bikes look great in pictures, but as many have said, could be terribly uncomfortable. I know from experience, I did a conversion on my Multitrack hybrid Trek and it worked fine only because the starting position was extremely upright. If the bike already fits fine, changing to drops will ruin it.
One of the few bikes sold with flat or drop bars is the Salsa Marrakesh, and if you compare geometries in their website, the top tube in the drop bar option is way shorter...
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'Despicable sales pitch' I have some 8 speed bar end shifters for sale
'Despicable sales pitch' I have some 8 speed bar end shifters for sale
Titiritero
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Oppps! You are right. I'll correct it!
My experience is that also early 90s bikes had long tubes. And even longer stems, anything from 130 to 150mm.
xerxes":7ncrz8tf said:
You mean the drop bar version, surely.
Oppps! You are right. I'll correct it!
hamster":7ncrz8tf said:
My experience is that also early 90s bikes had long tubes. And even longer stems, anything from 130 to 150mm.
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Definitely race-orientated ones are as you say. A lower-end model is a much better starting point as the frames were typically shorter. Also the heavier tubing of the lower range frames plays to advantage when loaded with panniers.
Titiritero":dszcvlux said:
Definitely race-orientated ones are as you say. A lower-end model is a much better starting point as the frames were typically shorter. Also the heavier tubing of the lower range frames plays to advantage when loaded with panniers.
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I've built a drop bar bike up before based on an earlySaracen frame and it was.....'OK'
I think the need for a short top tube may explain the small frame-long seat post of the one in the photo. I'd guess that would shorten the reach.
I've mocked up the Apex & it doesn't look good and I think the frame is at least one size too big.
I think I'll put it away for now; I've got a couple of projects before it in the to-do queue so it can wait for now & in the meantime I'll keep my eye open for a matching fork.
Titiritero":2gmac62w said:
I've built a drop bar bike up before based on an earlySaracen frame and it was.....'OK'
I think the need for a short top tube may explain the small frame-long seat post of the one in the photo. I'd guess that would shorten the reach.
I've mocked up the Apex & it doesn't look good and I think the frame is at least one size too big.
I think I'll put it away for now; I've got a couple of projects before it in the to-do queue so it can wait for now & in the meantime I'll keep my eye open for a matching fork.
cherrybomb
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I've built a drop bar bike up before based on an earlySaracen frame and it was.....'OK'
I think the need for a short top tube may explain the small frame-long seat post of the one in the photo. I'd guess that would shorten the reach.
I've mocked up the Apex & it doesn't look good and I think the frame is at least one size too big.
I think I'll put it away for now; I've got a couple of projects before it in the to-do queue so it can wait for now & in the meantime I'll keep my eye open for a matching fork.
Titiritero":p1ypwxuy said:
I've built a drop bar bike up before based on an earlySaracen frame and it was.....'OK'
I think the need for a short top tube may explain the small frame-long seat post of the one in the photo. I'd guess that would shorten the reach.
I've mocked up the Apex & it doesn't look good and I think the frame is at least one size too big.
I think I'll put it away for now; I've got a couple of projects before it in the to-do queue so it can wait for now & in the meantime I'll keep my eye open for a matching fork.
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