road bars on MTB?

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Originally Posted by Strelok [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]

any sense in not putting road bars on MTB meant for off road and on road type touring? will they break?

i ask because the WTB ones are kinda pricey.

All road bike bars are frail. That's why they instantly fail on all touring bikes and cross bikes. Heck, I'll bet I see at least 50 road riders crash a day when their bikes hit pot holes, and their handlebars literally explode. Oh, wait. That's not the truth. If you want a road bar and your shifters and brakes are able to work with a road bar, go for it. Hell, I've seen at least one pro MTB rider's bike that had drop bars.

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Originally Posted by Strelok [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]

any sense in not putting road bars on MTB meant for off road and on road type touring? will they break?

i ask because the WTB ones are kinda pricey.

Hi Strelok, also you can use 700 wheels (with disc hubs and normal 23 or 25mm road tyres) on a 26" MTB frame, for a really nice road/light off road touring bike (especially if its a CF MTB frame) :-)

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Originally Posted by KLabs [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]

... you can use 700 wheels (with disc hubs and normal 23 or 25mm road tyres) on a 26" MTB frame, for a really nice road/light off road touring bike (especially if its a CF MTB frame) :-)

FWIW. Here's a pic of one of my older Hardtail frames which I converted to use as a Road bike. Almost all of the components have been changed since the picture was taken ...

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I needed to use a BB whose spindle (e.g., 118mm Octalink) is normally used on a Triple Road crank to ensure that a 52t-or-53t chainring would clear the chainstay ...

A LONG reach (49-59) caliper works with 700c rims after enlarging the forward side of the fender mounting hole ...

I laced a 700c rim onto a 135mm OD hub ...

I believe that the Alpha Q fork (pictured) is one of the few CF forks which can handle a 28mm tire, but it is the ONE tire size which I don't have to use for a test fit ...

• if I wanted to fit fenders on the bike, then I would change the fork to a steel fork (because it's what I have) which I know would have adequate clearance ...
  

As pictured, the bike weighed just under 20 lbs. Add 3-or-4 lbs. for a steel fork + granny chainring + longer cage rear derailleur + fatter tires + fenders ... et cetera.

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Originally Posted by alfeng [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]

FWIW. Here's a pic of one of my older Hardtail frames which I converted to use as a Road bike. Almost all of the components have been changed since the picture was taken ...

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As pictured, the bike weighed just under 20 lbs. Add 3-or-4 lbs. for a steel fork + granny chainring + longer cage rear derailleur + fatter tires + fenders ... et cetera.

Hi alfeng, very nice :-)

I can see road bars on a rigid MTB making a good heavy duty touring or hauler. I considered it on my Trek 700 but opted for a flat bar as I already had the shifters, brake levers and grips.

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Originally Posted by Myosmith [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]

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