Convert Old Mountain Bike To Gravel Bike

Yes many road bikes from the 60s 70s and 80s can make fine gravel bikes even if we joke that gravel cycling wasn t invented at the time although many of us enjoy venturing off pavement on our modern road bikes manufacturers built bikes during the 60s through 80s for roads from that era when dirt and gravel roads were certainly more prevalent and the tight tolerances and.

Convert old mountain bike to gravel bike. The ideal mountain bike for gravel grinding would be a fully rigid 29er. You can easily find a decent old mountain bike for less than 100. How to choose a mountain bike to convert into a touring bike. Riders convert mountain bikes because it s their only bike or to try their first granfondo road group ride gravel grinder or simply to commute.

Giant talon 3 27 5 large shimano mt15 29er wheelset 28x28 spokes shimano tiagra 4700 groupset 34 50 rings 11 36 10s cogs shimano tourney tx brakes. I show how to install dropbar handlebars and integrated brake shifter levers brifters on a mountain bike with 26 wheels to build a touring monster cross gravel bike. Converting your mtb to a gravel bike. I also change from v.

Any road bike with relaxed geometry that accepts a 28mm tire will work pretty well. Changing bars and stem does not turn a mtb into a gravel bike which is much closer to a road bike than an mtb. Road bikes typically don t have suspension but some models have dampening built into the frame. It is still.

Their design is suited for rough and winding roads or paths. Mountain bike tires are usually thicker wider and heavier. Travis brown also raced a dropbar mountain bike in 2009 at leadville. Suspension tires gearing and position.

Professionally racing both mountain yeti cycles and road 7 11 road team in 1990 he transitioned to the dropbar setup for both his mountain and road bikes. Any mountain bike is fine to ride on gravel more xc based the better. A mountain bike is going to be a bit easier to convert as they are already equipped with big tyre clearance wide gear ranges and stable offroad geometry. Tomac was an all rounder cyclist winning national and international titles in bmx road and mountain biking.

On the contrary gravel bike tires are typically narrow and agile. If you re lucky you might snag one that needs a bit of work for 10. To make your mountain bike better for riding on the road you need to reduce the factors that make your bike suitable off road.