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Thinking of converting my lads (unused) pink scandal into a bit of a crosser with drop bars, skinny cross tyres and maybe single speed as well . any done a similar thing ? ... pics would be good as well 😀
Works fine. Also gives you the 'monster cross' option i.e. rigid, drop bars and fat tyres.
I did it with an old Kona and put on one midge splayed drops on which are great fun.
kind of - but not quite. Have put Cowbell drop bars, and skinny-ish slick tyres - on an old Stumpjumper M2. Oh, and a fixed gear.. Use it typically for training type blasts although have been on 70 mile + trips as well..
I used my Ti pipedream as a flatbar cross bike with 700c disc wheels & cross tyres ( yes they were livid 😉 ) it was ace apart from the flexy BB, so much so I may build it again as a SS after retiring the frame a while back.
I think your only problem maybe you finging it a bit short in the TT.
Cheers.
flatbar cross bike
Round these parts we call that a hybrid. 😉
Call it what you like, no skin off my nose 😉
Andy Wilkinson's mountain bike seems quite fast, 541 miles in 24 hours, 318 miles in 12 hours and countless other TT course records. After all it's not about the bike [url= http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538831/andy-wilkinson-s-dolan-time-trial-bike.html ]Here[/url]
Proper one bike to rule them all!
Would like to see it in MTB mode.
Saw a 29er Inbred done out as a monster crosser and it looked the business. I guess 700c wheels are an advantage but there's no reason why it wouldn't work on a Scandal - they're light and quick as they are!