the unofficially cool MTB drop bar thread

[ultrazenith]

Is the saddle to bars drop too much? :facepalm:

 

[oneschnark]

Hi, my Ibis 1989

Philippe

 

[The History Man]

Is the saddle to bars drop too much? :facepalm:

Yes

 

[Woz]

Is the saddle to bars drop too much? :facepalm:

Last time I saw something like that been ridden it was years ago; a hipster on a fixie - complete sticker clad Cincelli proper track frame, deep drop sprinter bars with pink grips, playing cards in the spokes, rubber band toe straps, etc.

His scrotum must have been in his Eastpak - it defied all riding logic.

 

[mrkawasaki]

Ongoing project...

 

[Scvintage]

Re:

Maybe it’s me, but banana seats seem more in line with mtbs than 10 speed bars

 

[dirttorpedo]

Re:

Maybe it’s me, but banana seats seem more in line with mtbs than 10 speed bars

Don't tell Jacquie Phelan that!

https://mmbhof.org/jacquie-phelan/

 

[mrkawasaki]

Rode this 1991 Cannondale again last night after a few years dormant in the back of the shed - added some crosstops and fresher tyres. The tall head tube makes it all possible.

 

[The History Man]

Re:

Lockdown conversion

 

[esasjl]

Re:

An in-progress lock-down project based on a Swiss ~1990 Verago lugged frame. There are no tube decals but 27.0 mm seat post and helical ribs at BB suggest SPX seat tube, the rest may be SP with lugged unicrown fork. I'm not sure about the DT levers off tarmac, and a bit of a reach on this frame, but it keeps the cockpit neat and retrofriction shifting remains a favorite.