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MTB converted to Drop Bar Tourer
Got the MTB used for $40.00, had a Soecialized stem for threadless, had drop bars and also had bar end shifters and aero brake levers. Cost me $12.00 for a adapter to take the threadless stem instead of a quill. here's what it looks like now ready to tour fire/logging/mining roads.
Stainless steel Thermos keeps water cold for ther entire day no matter how hot the air is. i transfer water from the Thermos to the handlebr mounted bottle as needed. https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ Cheers |
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MTB converted to Drop Bar Tourer
Sir Ridesalot wrote:
Got the MTB used for $40.00, had a Soecialized stem for threadless, had drop bars and also had bar end shifters and aero brake levers. Cost me $12.00 for a adapter to take the threadless stem instead of a quill. here's what it looks like now ready to tour fire/logging/mining roads. Stainless steel Thermos keeps water cold for ther entire day no matter how hot the air is. i transfer water from the Thermos to the handlebr mounted bottle as needed. https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ Cheers Very nice. |
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MTB converted to Drop Bar Tourer
On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 16:59:38 -0700 (PDT), Sir Ridesalot
wrote: Got the MTB used for $40.00, had a Soecialized stem for threadless, had drop bars and also had bar end shifters and aero brake levers. Cost me $12.00 for a adapter to take the threadless stem instead of a quill. here's what it looks like now ready to tour fire/logging/mining roads. Stainless steel Thermos keeps water cold for ther entire day no matter how hot the air is. i transfer water from the Thermos to the handlebr mounted bottle as needed. https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ Cheers What is the capacity of the thermos bottles? -- cheers, John B. |
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MTB converted to Drop Bar Tourer
On Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 6:53:31 AM UTC-4, John B. wrote:
On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 16:59:38 -0700 (PDT), Sir Ridesalot wrote: Got the MTB used for $40.00, had a Soecialized stem for threadless, had drop bars and also had bar end shifters and aero brake levers. Cost me $12.00 for a adapter to take the threadless stem instead of a quill. here's what it looks like now ready to tour fire/logging/mining roads. Stainless steel Thermos keeps water cold for ther entire day no matter how hot the air is. i transfer water from the Thermos to the handlebr mounted bottle as needed. https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ Cheers What is the capacity of the thermos bottles? -- cheers, John B. About 725ml each. I can fill 2 Thermos bottles from a 1.5 lier bottle of water and tthere's a swallow of water left. You can get 1 liter ones but then you need biger cages too. I find the ones I have to be ideal as they ft the Profile cages, aren't unwieldy when riding (on quiet country roads I often fill the plastic bottle on the handlebar on the go) and unlike many stainless water bottles these keep the water very cold for a very long time. I have 4 of them. On long rides 2 of them live in the saddlebag or trunk bag. Cheers |
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MTB converted to Drop Bar Tourer
On 2015-09-05 11:50:49 +0000, Sir Ridesalot said:
On Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 6:53:31 AM UTC-4, John B. wrote: On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 16:59:38 -0700 (PDT), Sir Ridesalot wrote: Got the MTB used for $40.00, had a Soecialized stem for threadless, had drop bars and also had bar end shifters and aero brake levers. Cost me $12.00 for a adapter to take the threadless stem instead of a quill. here's what it looks like now ready to tour fire/logging/mining roads. Stainless steel Thermos keeps water cold for ther entire day no matter how hot the air is. i transfer water from the Thermos to the handlebr mounted bottle as needed. https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ Cheers What is the capacity of the thermos bottles? -- cheers, John B. About 725ml each. I can fill 2 Thermos bottles from a 1.5 lier bottle of water and tthere's a swallow of water left. You can get 1 liter ones but then you need biger cages too. I find the ones I have to be ideal as they ft the Profile cages, aren't unwieldy when riding (on quiet country roads I often fill the plastic bottle on the handlebar on the go) and unlike many stainless water bottles these keep the water very cold for a very long time. I have 4 of them. On long rides 2 of them live in the saddlebag or trunk bag. Cheers Don't they attle in the cages? A friend has also a metal bottle. The bottle rattles like hell when riding over a bumpy road. -- Lou |
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On Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 8:46:18 AM UTC-4, Lou Holtman wrote:
On 2015-09-05 11:50:49 +0000, Sir Ridesalot said: On Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 6:53:31 AM UTC-4, John B. wrote: On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 16:59:38 -0700 (PDT), Sir Ridesalot wrote: Got the MTB used for $40.00, had a Soecialized stem for threadless, had drop bars and also had bar end shifters and aero brake levers. Cost me $12.00 for a adapter to take the threadless stem instead of a quill. here's what it looks like now ready to tour fire/logging/mining roads. Stainless steel Thermos keeps water cold for ther entire day no matter how hot the air is. i transfer water from the Thermos to the handlebr mounted bottle as needed. https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ Cheers What is the capacity of the thermos bottles? -- cheers, John B. About 725ml each. I can fill 2 Thermos bottles from a 1.5 lier bottle of water and tthere's a swallow of water left. You can get 1 liter ones but then you need biger cages too. I find the ones I have to be ideal as they ft the Profile cages, aren't unwieldy when riding (on quiet country roads I often fill the plastic bottle on the handlebar on the go) and unlike many stainless water bottles these keep the water very cold for a very long time. I have 4 of them. On long rides 2 of them live in the saddlebag or trunk bag. Cheers Don't they attle in the cages? A friend has also a metal bottle. The bottle rattles like hell when riding over a bumpy road. -- Lou No rattling at all. Those Profile cages aren't metal and they grip the bottle of the Thermos very snggly. that's why I go out of my way if I have to in order to buy one of those Profile bottle cages. Cheers |
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MTB converted to Drop Bar Tourer
On 2015-09-05 12:51:48 +0000, Sir Ridesalot said:
On Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 8:46:18 AM UTC-4, Lou Holtman wrote: On 2015-09-05 11:50:49 +0000, Sir Ridesalot said: On Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 6:53:31 AM UTC-4, John B. wrote: On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 16:59:38 -0700 (PDT), Sir Ridesalot wrote: Got the MTB used for $40.00, had a Soecialized stem for threadless, had drop bars and also had bar end shifters and aero brake levers. Cost me $12.00 for a adapter to take the threadless stem instead of a quill. here's what it looks like now ready to tour fire/logging/mining roads. Stainless steel Thermos keeps water cold for ther entire day no matter how hot the air is. i transfer water from the Thermos to the handlebr mounted bottle as needed. https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ Cheers What is the capacity of the thermos bottles? -- cheers, John B. About 725ml each. I can fill 2 Thermos bottles from a 1.5 lier bottle of water and tthere's a swallow of water left. You can get 1 liter ones but then you need biger cages too. I find the ones I have to be ideal as they ft the Profile cages, aren't unwieldy when riding (on quiet country roads I often fill the plastic bottle on the handlebar on the go) and unlike many stainless water bottles these keep the water very cold for a very long time. I have 4 of them. On long rides 2 of them live in the saddlebag or trunk bag. Cheers Don't they attle in the cages? A friend has also a metal bottle. The bottle rattles like hell when riding over a bumpy road. -- Lou No rattling at all. Those Profile cages aren't metal and they grip the bottle of the Thermos very snggly. that's why I go out of my way if I have to in order to buy one of those Profile bottle cages. Cheers That is remarkable considering the total weight. -- Lou |
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MTB converted to Drop Bar Tourer
TIRES ? tubers ? rims ?
where are these woodsy jaunts ? |
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MTB converted to Drop Bar Tourer
On Sat, 5 Sep 2015 04:50:49 -0700 (PDT), Sir Ridesalot
wrote: On Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 6:53:31 AM UTC-4, John B. wrote: On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 16:59:38 -0700 (PDT), Sir Ridesalot wrote: Got the MTB used for $40.00, had a Soecialized stem for threadless, had drop bars and also had bar end shifters and aero brake levers. Cost me $12.00 for a adapter to take the threadless stem instead of a quill. here's what it looks like now ready to tour fire/logging/mining roads. Stainless steel Thermos keeps water cold for ther entire day no matter how hot the air is. i transfer water from the Thermos to the handlebr mounted bottle as needed. https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/738325...posted-public/ Cheers What is the capacity of the thermos bottles? -- cheers, John B. About 725ml each. I can fill 2 Thermos bottles from a 1.5 lier bottle of water and tthere's a swallow of water left. You can get 1 liter ones but then you need biger cages too. I find the ones I have to be ideal as they ft the Profile cages, aren't unwieldy when riding (on quiet country roads I often fill the plastic bottle on the handlebar on the go) and unlike many stainless water bottles these keep the water very cold for a very long time. I have 4 of them. On long rides 2 of them live in the saddlebag or trunk bag. Cheers I had been using two bottles. One I kept in the fridge over night and the second in the freezer. Which works pretty well, giving cool drinks through, say a 2 - 2.5 hour ride, but if longer you ended up drinking blood temperature liquids which I do not find as thirst quenching as colder drinks (which may be simply my imagination). I had tried a smaller thermos that seemed to be about as big as a normal "bicycle bottle", and fitted the bottle cage pretty well, but held less, which was a bit frustrating. I'll get one of the larger thermos' and try that. although I may have to modify the cage slightly. -- cheers, John B. |
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MTB converted to Drop Bar Tourer
chilled lime Perrier...
but about the tires ? |
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