A hybrid-ized hybrid bike

I wanted to put my old Kuwahara hybrid back into service, but after too
many Northern winters the stem had seized into the fork. After
fruitless attempts to free the stem I cut it away so as to get the fork
off the bike, and on a whim installed a 26" fork and wheel instead.
The surprise is how much I like the bike's handling now!

http://drumbent.com/hybrid.html

Mark

wrote: (clip) I like the bike's handling now!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
And I'll bet you like riding down hill all the time.

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I wanted to put my old Kuwahara hybrid back into service, but after too
many Northern winters the stem had seized into the fork. After
fruitless attempts to free the stem I cut it away so as to get the fork
off the bike, and on a whim installed a 26" fork and wheel instead.
The surprise is how much I like the bike's handling now!

http://drumbent.com/hybrid.html

Mark


One of my mtb beaters has a 700c rear wheel and a regular 26" front wheel,
only because I didn't have a spare 26' rear wheel when I was slapping it
together for commuting duty. Works for me.

wrote:
I wanted to put my old Kuwahara hybrid back into service, but after
too many Northern winters the stem had seized into the fork. After
fruitless attempts to free the stem I cut it away so as to get the
fork off the bike, and on a whim installed a 26" fork and wheel
instead. The surprise is how much I like the bike's handling now!

http://drumbent.com/hybrid.html

*sigh* Wouldn't it have been nice if you had a threadless steerer, headset,
and stem?

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

Naw... then I never would have found out how nicely this bike rides in
its current configuration. ;o)

Mark