Bontrager Hipster Conversion = Wife get outta jail card

[Dare]

This is definitly something you should have shared with us while this was in progress I just hope your wife can appreciate work you have put in this

 

[jimi911]

This is definitly something you should have shared with us while this was in progress I just hope your wife can appreciate work you have put in this

She does. It's was a total custom job. She got to pick everything. It was going to be her commuter bike for her downtown job. She only got to ride it a few times before she switched gigs and needed a a car.

I sorta want to make one of my own. Though the idea I have us a little more mtb and less urban.

 

[haggis]

Can I play the Devils advocate here? Yes a lot of work has gone into it and clearly a lot of effort and consideration but you've turned a Bontrager Race MTB frame into a shopping bike! That bike is supposed to be ripping singletrack, not parked outside Asda!

 

[jimi911]

Can I play the Devils advocate here? Yes a lot of work has gone into it and clearly a lot of effort and consideration but you've turned a Bontrager Race MTB frame into a shopping bike! That bike is supposed to be ripping singletrack, not parked outside Asda!

It was in a metal recyclers bin destined for scrap. Probably looks a lot better now than it would melted down into deck nails. It's ripping days are done ... It can enjoy retirement.

 

[aguycalled80]

It's ripping days are done ... It can enjoy retirement.

This is brilliant. Could be my favorite bike here.

If I was grabbing beer with it though, I'd probably go with this over the Wald;

https://store.bigrockbeer.com/productdi ... -carrier-1

 

[Wold Ranger]

Can I play the Devils advocate here? Yes a lot of work has gone into it and clearly a lot of effort and consideration but you've turned a Bontrager Race MTB frame into a shopping bike! That bike is supposed to be ripping singletrack, not parked outside Asda!

Have to agree, I can understand maybe transforming it into a "retro racer" with dirt drops, the 650B conversion with CX tyres and replacement decals, but a Shopper bike????

 

[shutter]

Turned out really clean!! Nice!

 

[walleater]

I had a genuine 'LOL' moment when I saw the shopping basket! Just needs some Trek stickers on it to really p!ss off the purists

It just needs one of these to finish it off: