Commute/Road Bike.......

[letmetalktomark]

Been dabbling with the idea of a road specific bike.

Problem is I don’t think I have room in the stable for one………

My current “road” bike is my Kili (now with a Flite )

Any suggestions of making it more road friendly?

Also show us your commute bikes

Thanks,

Mark

 

[hamster]

Drop bars? Or at the very least bar ends to get a bit more flat-back and aero...

Here's my 1990 Marin...purists may shudder :shock:

 

[Pickle]

Honest advise, if you dont intend on doing off road stuff on it, sell it and buy a road bike.

IMO MTB's for the rough stuff, road bikes for the smooth stuff.

Just my opinion mind.......

 

[letmetalktomark]

Honest advise, if you dont intend on doing off road stuff on it, sell it and buy a road bike.

IMO MTB's for the rough stuff, road bikes for the smooth stuff.

Just my opinion mind.......

Fair point.

The only times I've ridden a road bike i've ridden it like a mtb (read heavy handed :roll: )

so thats why i would like to compromise and adapt the Kili above

 

[legrandefromage]

Everybody loves a commuter Zaskar:

 

[development_cycle]

I had the same dilemma, but because my sholder back and neck won't let me ride a road bike due to the geometry and drop bars i went for a StumpJumper. It's got slicks, and all the other bits needed, all I am going to try to relax the riding position a little for on road is change the straight bars for risers or keep the straights and get some bar ends as suggested.

Although as Pickle suggested, get a road bike (or other 700c wheeled bike if you can ride one!)

 

[Little Bob]

Everybody loves a commuter Zaskar:

Please don't tell me that was a tip find...

 

[kaiser]

Heres mine

Ran a converted mtb for years and reckon dependent on type of commute they can be a benefit for instance in the city the heads up position is great in traffic. Best upgrades were slick tyres, used a crud catcher and a blackburn mountain rack to keep the rain off, a close ratio block gave more usable gears and prefered narrow flats and barends to wider risers. Have a future project in mind of a converted GT like LGF's able to go off road now and then to mix up the commute.

 

[kaiser]

WHO'S is the mahoosive picture? :roll: come on own up. I'm looking at you Hamster

 

[Pickle]

Heres mine

Is that fixed wheel?