So I said I was going to re-task my 29er Mountain bike into an Urban Assault Vehicle. Well it's done! It was actually pretty easy and inexpensive to complete.
I had a set of 42mm road (drop) bars and an old 3T stem ... on they went.
I had to buy a set of Tektro single speed road levers for less than $20.00.
The Disk Brake Wheels are a Craig's List find. And since the original front wheel got taco'd in our basement wall collapse ... I needed wheels anyway. I paid the kid $50.00 for these with the 11 tooth cog. They are most likely a $300.00 set of wheels. The downside was I had to drive to Jarredsville Maryland about an hour and a half away. No big ... I dig rad trips.
The disk brakes are cheapo Nashbar manufactured by Avid ... less than $40.00!
Cheap cork tape for the bars ... $7.00
A couple of cable housings and a brake alignment at World Cup Ski and Cycle ... $24.00
So less than a hundred and here we go. I have an extra wheel in the basement to a fixed gear hub will be built sometime in the future.
I have to tell you, I just road the thing for the first time and it is even trippier than it's straight up mountain bike former self. I think I'll shop around for some 29er passive road tires and take her on a club ride. It is ubber fast but climbs like an old Rambler that only has third gear! But hey, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger!
Peace out!
El Shiv
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