Mountain bike conversion

[Anonymoose]

Yeah man I realised after I posted that you're going for a jump bike deal. Ignore my post up there lol

If you're gonna jump it get some of these bars as the proper bmx ones will be too high and I'd ignore the bull ones eitherway

http://www.bikerumor.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/scott-bicycles-voltage-24-dirt-jump-mountain-bike11.jpg

[kaidotech]

Yeah man I realised after I posted that you're going for a jump bike deal. Ignore my post up there lol

If you're gonna jump it get some of these bars as the proper bmx ones will be too high and I'd ignore the bull ones eitherway

http://www.bikerumor.com/wp-content/...ain-bike11.jpg

Wow, those are sweet! I've got a diamondback handlebar stem I can get from my friend so those would work well. Thanks! Now to find them on Amazon (gotta get the most out of my $70/year prime subscription). Im going to jump the bike on occasions but I mainly want to use the bike as a workout/commuter bike, so these would be a happy median.

How do these look to you, Anonymoose?

[Anonymoose]

Primo

[kaidotech]

EDIT: Holy cannoli! I took the bike out for a ride this morning and I've got some serious work to do. I'm going to leave the front crank assembly together for now and only convert the rear to a 16T single w/o derailer - that way I can move from a medium/small ratio to a large/small ratio when I get stronger on the bike. (The front cranks do not have pins or ramps on them so there is no worry of the chain moving itself off of the crank) I used to be a hardcore BMX rider but it's been a few years since I've rode. Either fixie's take a lot of work or I've just become really out of shape because it kicked my ass - which is good because this means its going to be a good workout.

The handlebars have to be replaced ASAP. I cant stand the riser stem, it makes me feel like I'm riding an elderly person's beach cruiser. Maybe if the bike was bigger, but being a short 22" frame it just feels squished and high up in the air. I may swap to a BMX seatpost so I can move the seat further down and sit as low as possible on the frame. The stock seatpost has a flare below the seat that will not allow the seat to sit lower on the post - though there is about 1-1.2" of space left under the seat where it can go lower. Not sure if I need a new seat or post to fix that? Opinions?

Trying to build a badass looking fixie that does everything I'm asking of it is starting to prove difficult.

Pics I promised. Looks a little cleaner but needs a lot of little touches:



Going to take a dremel cut-off wheel to this, then sand and primer over the spot.


Cleaned up the bars, got new grips and swapped to a single brake.


More huge riser.


Epic fail crank, has riveted cranks instead of crankbolts, whole assembly will be replaced later on. At least theyre straight teeth.


Nice vertical dropouts without hangers. Also note the small line tubes, all will be cut off and sanded. Should look clean without the derailer on back. Rear cassette will be here tomorrow.


Does seeing the bike now change anyone's opinions on what handlebars should go on it? For now I'm going to put on the Diamondback BMX stem, and put those handlebars currently on the bike in it, to move them back and down closer to the frame.

[Anonymoose]

Just cut the seat post off about an inch

Looking at it now I'm pretty sure that frame is a 18" frame, you must be measuring it wrong.

ps told you it would be awkward

[kaidotech]

Just cut the seat post off about an inch

Looking at it now I'm pretty sure that frame is a 18" frame, you must be measuring it wrong.

ps told you it would be awkward

The wheels are def 22". Not sure how you measure the frame. The only thing awkward about it now are the handle bars. My knees are plenty far away and I feel comfortable on it. Not too stretched out and not too small. It's not one of those little kid mountain bikes, thats for sure. It feels way bigger then my old 20" BMX bike.

[Anonymoose]

As far as I know the only sized wheels that are made around this size are 20, 24 & 26 inch. No 22's. They're definitely 24 or 26" and the frame is 18" by the looks. Look on the tyres it'll be written there and the frame size is vertically between the bottom bracket and the seat clamp. With the other bars it's gonna be too short length wise man, I'd ditch it and get a better frame

[kaidotech]

As far as I know the only sized wheels that are made around this size are 20, 24 & 26 inch. No 22's. They're definitely 24 or 26" and the frame is 18" by the looks. Look on the tyres it'll be written there and the frame size is vertically between the bottom bracket and the seat clamp. With the other bars it's gonna be too short length wise man, I'd ditch it and get a better frame

On the tire and physically measured with a tape measure; 22". I'll see how it feels when I swap the stem. If it's still not to my liking ill go to a roadbike frame. A friend has an old 80's roadbike he wants to sell.

[magoo_lc1]

How about these old skool cruiser bars?..lol

A couple of my projects

[magoo_lc1]

Ive got old skool stuff all over..lol

[kartikeya]

I think those bars will look good and be at a decent height if you swap to a shorter stem, like the bike in your original post.



Just a heads up though- if you buy a BMX stem, the handlebars you're using now probably won't fit, as BMX bars are usually around 23mm, and MTB & roadbike are thicker, so keep that in mind when shopping. Maybe even take your handlebars (or whole bike) down to the shop, that way you don't have to guess.

[kaidotech]

I think those bars will look good and be at a decent height if you swap to a shorter stem, like the bike in your original post.



Just a heads up though- if you buy a BMX stem, the handlebars you're using now probably won't fit, as BMX bars are usually around 23mm, and MTB & roadbike are thicker, so keep that in mind when shopping. Maybe even take your handlebars (or whole bike) down to the shop, that way you don't have to guess.

Thanks for the info. I'll go measure the current bars before I order the stem. Thoooough, looking at that nice quill you posted, I may order a separate handlebar bracket and downstem. I'll look at the costs of doing either.

[kaidotech]

Finally took the fork apart and the insides were... not what I was expecting. Wtf is this?

[Anonymoose]

lol it's the bit that holds the handle bars in. when you tighten the bolt up top it pulls the bottom wedge up and pushes out, holding the bars/stem to the forks/frame

[kaidotech]

lol it's the bit that holds the handle bars in. when you tighten the bolt up top it pulls the bottom wedge up and pushes out, holding the bars/stem to the forks/frame

lol, obviously, but I mean it looks nothing like the downstems and forks I've been looking at online. How would something like this fit into my fork when my fork is this weird threaded style.

This is the kind of stem I'm looking at


but my fork looks like this



and most forks I found arent threaded like this


On my fork there are two black rings that screw down over the fork after you slide it into the frame.