Saturday, August 30, 2008
Yes! I think I'm done. This thing is fast, and I spent under $100 for the entire thing. If I had a lot of money to spend, I would get new shocks, new rims, but those together is more than $300. And then the frame would be odd. And instead of buying a new frame, shocks, and rims, I may as well just buy a freaking bike. But I'm happy with my bike. Anyway, the "before" picture is in the previous post, and here's a current pic. (Right click -> View Image)
So yeah, kind of a frankenbike, but I love it nonetheless. I'll get more pics later. Going out riding now :D
So I've been roadifying my '06 Schwinn Mesa GSD for a couple weeks now, and the final piece arrived today. I've always been wanting drop bars, (on road bikes) but the diameters were different, and complications would arise. However, I stumbled upon Origin 8 road ends a couple days ago. Basically, they're curved bar ends, thus giving an mtb road ends without diameter troubles. I'll post pics of my frankenbike later.
My roadification in chrono order:
Stiffened fork (can't afford/don't want a rigid fork)
Skinny wheels
Sexy saddle (sexy thin)
Road ends
Bar tape (for above road ends)
So yeah, a budget roadification, but it really helps for speed and efficiency.
My original Schwinn (forgot to take a picture of my Schwinn, so I stole this one.)
Origin 8 road ends
