Nitto 100mm dirt drop stem, origin8 gary bars, and tektro levers with crosstop levers. All been used once and sitting in the shop from my failed dirt drop attempt 5+ years ago. The handlebars will be trickier to ship but everything else will fit in a medium flat rate box. P.M. me if interested. I'll get them on the classifieds as well.

 

Specialized BB1 Bars

 

Cool Salsa. What is the serial number?

 

Has anyone converted to drop bar and kept original hydraulic disc brakes? this is a big issue for me since i need that stopping power from my reliable shimano deore disc brakes.
I have a 1x9 shifting now since I just dropped the front derailleur.

 

With hydraulic road brakes becoming a thing - it could be done. No hydraulic road levers come in 9 speed to my knowledge so you'd be looking at 11sp which means new everything else. Dollars add up big time there.

I have had good luck with the Avid mechanical road disc callipers which work specifically with the pull of road brake levers. I have heard good things about TRP mechanical callipers too.

I doubt you could run MTB brake levers on the flat of the bar due to clamp/bar diameter compatibility and even if you could it would be a bit goofy and a bit unsafe if you spend any time in the drops.

Grumps

 

1995 GT Tequesta

 

#82

 

Very cool. If you have a nice side profile of the bike it would be good to include in the Salsa bike gallery here,

Vintage Ross Shafer Salsa Photos - Vintage Mountain Bike Workshop

 

Here we go - @ the spillway on Lagunitas.

 

1988 Nishiki Backroads

Nishiki I saw sitting in the trash. Converted to 44/18 single speed, bars were left over from previous. All in, less than $200.00 Quirky geometry, but very quick. Oddest feature has to be the chainstay mounted rear brake.

 

Nishiki I saw sitting in the trash. Converted to 44/18 single speed, bars were left over from previous. All in, less than $200.00 Quirky geometry, but very quick. Oddest feature has to be the chainstay mounted rear brake.

Compliments on this build, much improved over the before photo. Nice reuse of matching stem for the win.

/also super sleek saddle on $5 post

 

 

I wish this forum had a like button. Dang, I'd click on that like a monkey.

 

Dubbed Project Zero... initially a parts bin build.

My dad bought this GT Timberline back in 93. Sat for nearly 25 years, so I blew it apart, sanded down, repainted, and pieced together with various parts as a kart road/gravel cruiser for my local neighborhood.

 

Note to self: Not a flattering angle for a Dirtdrop stem photo...

 

looks like the old OG towl rack bars

 

Here is one of my favorite bikes. A 1991 Bridgestone MB-5 set up with dirt drops. Super cruisey -it’s surprisingly fast on the road, and amazing on forestry roads here in the Canadian Rockies. Paul brakes, Trp levers, specialized (SR or Nitto) stem and standard road bars (44cm) drilled for bar end shifter routing. Mix of 500LX and XT parts.

 

My random grab-bag bike, for commuting and fun.
Almost everything on this was just taking up space in my basement. The exception was the surly corner bar, which is an interesting hybrid between a dirt drop and a gravel bar, in that there's not a good hood position but it does provide a nice flat.

 

My very bad idea.

 

This thread honestly inspired me to build a gravel bike from my first mountain bike frame (purchased on Ebay). fun process, lots of learning.

 

Specialized A-1 Comp... 3x8... Interesting bike, fun to ride for sure.