26" inch drop bars mtb is a true rabbithole. Im lost with my 1994 Giant Yukon since last year

@rollinrat4850

3 жыл бұрын

Why? If you want to build it very simply, use a rigid fork, brake only road levers and friction bar end shifters or stem shifters that will work on any combination of drivetrain parts. You could find practically everything you need affordably at a bike co op or a shop dealing with used parts. K. I. S. S. My favorite state of mind!

Great channel, right now im doing the same on a 26"! you got me so much inspiration. Bravo from Italy.

Just seeing this now and that 2 second shot of him quietly trying to balance on the frame with a BIG OLD SMILE on his face was flipping precious :D Great job havin fun with your work, buddy

Awesome! I really like that kind of videos, you catch my attention years ago with the first "cheap gravel bike" and I'm enjoying your last builds a lot!! 🖖

Great show looking forward to the next episode 👍

That looks so SWEET & MEAN. I’ve been thinking of putting drop bars & a rigged fork on my 2012 Giant Talon for like a long while now.

Brou, I really love thinker thursday. The solutions that you always came with are theee good ones (in any other channel the way to fix issues is to buy new components). Much love form Mexico!

Lol, I told you this retro dropbar would bite hard! So much fun, so easily

Chainring looks aesthetically nicer on the outside anyway

And the 26 " revolution continues. Love it! By the way my daughter has a GT roadbike came with 9 speed microshift pulling a Shimano Sora derailleur Sram cassette it all works.

This weekend I had a ride by abandoned tracks on a rigid Gary Fisher 26". Bar ends on a flat bar give me additional grip position, basically I only replaced grips from damn hard rounds (pushing GRIP SHIFT texture into palms) to slightly softer flatends. For my terrain I could have 2sp cassette as tracks were laid on rather flat surface with some longer, but not steep gradients.

I have a microshift 9 speed setup on my kona rove. had it flat bar now its drop. I LOVE it for the proce!!! Its all microshift advent gearset

I have a 97 trek 820 mountain track 26er. Original orange to red.paint. Plus I have the original rear derailleur,front derailleur, and crank.

This is similar to my build. On the rear end I've done a Shimano 10s Deore shadow+ Rd with a wolf tooth tan pan to convert the cable pull from the road levers to the MTB rear d. Also a wolf tooth derailleur extenders to get a range of 11-46. I'm interested too see how this turns out.....keep up the good work.

I think the advantage with this is it takes wider tires and makes a good touring/ commuter because they have strong frames and rack mounts and you can play with tire sizes for comfort, efficiency. I have a few vintage mountain bikes, may try. But will keep the triple chain ring..

Cow chippers is what sold me on the yellow bike. I hated drop bars until I test rode that bike... Then I bought it.... And now I have a Steel SS drop bar bike...

SO good.

I got lucky with my build in that the freehub body was 10 speed compatible 😁😁😁 nice rig

I have a 90s dad mountain bike that I need to convert to drop bars and single/Fixed speed and everywhere I go ppl are telling me "No you just can't do that, cuz the brakes ratios and the dropposts and the wheels and blahblahblahblah" but you're literally doing exactly what I need my bike to be 😭😭 I need someone like you to help me convert this bike!!

Excelente! Es Justo lo que estoy pensando hacer con mi Gary Fisher... saludos!

Hey! So to wash your hands you can use about a tablespoon of Morton table salt and a bit of water; removes the grease and makes them nice and pretty.

This man is on fire

That chainset look kinda cool, actually, especially considering that much of it came out of the parts bin.

One of my neighbours left a rigid Specialized Hardrock out for the scrap metal guys. I asked him if I could take it and he was fine with that. With a bit of work it could be a fun gravel grinder, I've officially watched too much Spindatt.

Micro shift is so underrated i was able to run a vintage crank set with a 10 speed rear cassette

Exellent! An other instalment in the vocabulary after: stichdatt tire, slamdatt stem and spindatt crank we have fixdatt bike, love tinker tuesdays!

This one is super nice

Try Ritchey Venturemax bars. Ive tried a bunch of dirt drops. These might be the best shape yet! A short drop so you can primarily ride in the drops, yet not too much flare so the hoods position isn't too narrow. You really should try a dirt drop bar in a high, level with the saddle position. You WILL have more control on rough terrain and be comfortable on much longer rides!

This inspires me to build a gravel bike soon

26 er's are not dead!!

@613.Rooster

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I like that ...26ers. I should be calling it the 26er revolution. Let's keep em alive forever!

Dude, stop putting ideas into my head! Hahaha

maybe worth to upgrade cantilever to v-brakes? What could be the fattest tyres you can mount?

Channeling your inner Troy McClure with that intro? Brilliant!

"I'm a big kid...who can't share." Aren't we all? LOL

Have you ever considered building or built a frame? I'm getting way too interested in it lately.

They’re like brothers from another mother. Still, the Rockhopper but the longer you work on the Rocky Mtn..... It’s the top tube, I think.

Hey that was the music from GMBN fails and bails!

26 inch is a alive! Do you have any recommendations for a Gravel a Tyre? 26 of course Tubeless!

Dimple the frame for chainring clearance

Which do I prefer, can I choose both I'm greedy with bikes... If I had to I'd pick the rocky they're kinda rare in the UK

Did you ever tried to do a conversion but swapping the 26" wheels to 27.5/650b?

Hope you notice this, but can you put a 700x25c wheels on that specific frame, also dont mind about the brake problems I just wanna know if i can fit a 700x25 or 23 c on that specific frame

I wish I had the $$$ to do this to my 94 Raleigh MT400 Technium. I've got a 2020 Marlin for the trails and an aluminum beach cruiser strumy archer 3 speed for in town.

@sarohageorge950

4 жыл бұрын

dont do it,its stupid idea,diffrent geometry than a roadbike,it will feel weird

"Everything's being done" should be tinker Tuesdays new name considering how much you resemble Dustin Klein. It's like you order Dustin Klein on Alibaba and you get Eric spinney, with some extra panache and entertainment. Loving your channel and your builds ..

Do you use the same triple BB?

Been eyeing that Spindatt cap since i've been following you. Ordered one before the video was even halfway. Thankyou!

Man, I have a 2012 Specialized Sirrus Sport. Is it possible to convert it to a 1x with a English style bottom bracket, narrow wide crankset, and a drop bar with brifters/v-brakes? I was told no so I bought a Poseidon x.

i have a Huffy WindSprint 12 speed 27" what size are the tires and tubes

I've never really liked frames where the top tube goes below where the seat stays meet the seat tube. It makes it look like they were going to make a womens frame, but changed their minds immediately after. I do really like that the Rocky Mountain has a threadless, rigid fork! That's not so common on older, canti-lever MTB's.

For the drop bar is that 40mm??

Can you put 650b wheels on those frames?

No new tires?

Waaait...what happened to all the bikes and the cafe!? Also: I'm trying to resist doing this to my mostly stock Cannondale M500, I have a stripped theft recovery v brake sirrus that I want to get going first.

I put salsa cowchippers on my 26 in gravel bike build and they are awesome. Get them. Also I think your rockhopper looks better. So far....

@kevinjfeeney77

4 жыл бұрын

I went with the Cowbells.... now I'm considering the Cowchippers or even Soma's Condor 2.

What's up my friend? A friend of mine had offered me a Diamondback Ascent for 250 bucks and I'm planning on doing the same thing. Do you think the bike's a good deal?

Leevers or levers

I love tinkering and custom building bikes but I just don't understand the drop bars on a mtb or gravel bike.

@eloidom2298

Жыл бұрын

It doesnt make sense unledd they are 80% road oriented and 20% very light gravel oriented. Unledd the drops are very flared. Then makes sense

I just bought a trek 830 26" mtb I want to send it to you so you can build it.

@Kevin-tl4zw

4 жыл бұрын

make it happen !!

@T_track

4 жыл бұрын

Got to save up some cash tho I want him to build it VERY BALLER / custom if he is ok with that

That's my bike! Jeff stole it from me. I bought it new in 1996 at Hub Cycle in Truro.

I'll mail a 26r with all the new parts if u want to make another series.

Brazil 2k21 my project gravel for Montain bike/speed 26 MTB Full suspension front , guidom speed drop Bar

Flip the stem up and enjoy the geometry and comfort? Like you said.....your not racing the thing and you're slammed stem look is still achieved?

Will the 10-9 hack throw off the shifting? I would think the index would be off and you would almost need friction shifters to run it.

@Spindatt

4 жыл бұрын

No, all of the spacing will be the same there will just be one click left on the shifter locked out

@MrRedPony01

4 жыл бұрын

@@Spindatt so still using the 10 speed shifter to retain the correct index? That seems doable. I would surely drop my chain because I would forgot about the last click and just happen to have the high/low limits out enough to allow it. Lol I'm sure you could get into the mechanism and put a travel stop in it somehow to remove the last click. Although all of this could be avoided by just putting in a different wheelset. Haha

Just curious, have you ever tried Alt Bars? Restoring a Marin Palisades to a gravel bike. Trying out Alt bars to see if I like the riding position.

@kevinjfeeney77

4 жыл бұрын

Russ at Path Less Pedaled did that in one of his videos recently. Although I kinda forgot what his conclusion was....haha

@iamdjsluggo

4 жыл бұрын

kevinjfeeney77 that’s right. He was fond of the riding position, I seem to remember him saying something about his back with drop bars? But since every rider is different was looking for a different option. My Marin is not quite finished yet, but my few friends that have seen it think it looks crazy with Altbars. And I have them flipped right side up. If I don’t like it I’ll switch to drop bars. Sucks right now if you want instant gratification. Can’t just run down to the bike shop for parts. At least not where I’m at.

It' addictive, isn't it?

just widen the rear wheel dropout distance and make it modern compatible. assuming the chain stays don't hit the chain ring.

@Spindatt

4 жыл бұрын

It’s 135 already. Modern freehub body would fit no problem, without a need to dish the wheel. Direct swap, BUT I don’t have a freehub body to put on.

@bendekker6552

4 жыл бұрын

@@Spindatt I've thought about swapping freehubs, but assumed I'd need to redish and/or use a different quick release axle. Good to know it's easier than I thought. I might need to give it a try. Love the content here and on ACN. Thanks.

Can you please tinker with the logo on the wall and fix the damn drip going through the “a”!

Pretty sure it's a 1997 Whistler for those that are interested.

Why 26 inch I’m doing 29ers and way better on gravel and rough roads

What size are those cowchippers?

@Spindatt

4 жыл бұрын

42cm!

@twoforties4246

4 жыл бұрын

Spindatt thank you sir!

Build my a bike please.... I would love to buy one from you..

Hey I swapped out my cowchippers for wider ones so I have a spare one. That said they are 46cm sooooo maybe too wide for you 😂

@Spindatt

4 жыл бұрын

Lol I put my foot down at 44cm!

Drops are a great conversion for all sorts of 26er frames! instagram.com/p/B_-62xgh4sw/?igshid=9tva9camsx9h

top tube effectiv is too long 🤣🤣

I like kittens.

Я мечтаю оказаться на твоём месте чувак

As a retro mountain bike collector, these builds annoy me slightly, but there are plenty of old mountain bikes I do approve of such upgrades, preferably those from uncool brands or lesser quality/spec. Also, might I suggest configuring your chainline properly. The correct length square taper bottom bracket doesn't cost much, and it's easy enough to calculate if you already have one in there for reference.

stem's too long

Ewwww dropperbars! Gross!

@15idog

4 жыл бұрын

My friend I think you're in the wrong place

@tomatostakefabrik9429

4 жыл бұрын

@@15idog joking I have been trying to talk him into bmxish bars for his retro builds, so there is background to my comment. Easy lain