Monster, Monsteur, Monstour , 26/29+ and Expedition and Adventure bikes

Bit small for me this, could shoot up in price but its a bargain just now,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Retro-90-s-Bontrager-OR-Mountain-Bike-Frame-Steel-/263253030323?hash=item3d4b1a75b3:g:9KYAAOSwI7tZ2k47

Also on the 'Bay

Guuuh

Checking now as to availabiluity (hopefully not OEM only). Masi are speccing them on their Giramondo 27.5"

Mountain Road Drop Bar
W130-0017
25.4 Clamp, 42cm top/46cm bottom width.
Double Butted, Shifter Compatible.

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it needs something garish as fuck. Same goes for tape when it gets drops.

Yellow/blue Cinelli Macro-Splash bar tape.

Nah needs yellow/purple or yellow pink splash.

I just saw this thread, thought i should share my bikes:

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Alts; daija!

That Kuwahara is fantastic!

That Breezer is a solid 10/10 mate

Any of you chunky tyre types want a set of Ritchey Venturemax comp handlebars?
31.8mm clamp, 42cm bend to bend, nice n wide at the bottom ends. £25. Will post at extra cost.

I try to sell these two to fund an almost new, 2012 Canyon Inflite 8.0 with mechanical cx77s and 29er mavic crossrides. Am i doing wrong?

Cross post with functional.

yes! :P

So, what are the 3x7 shifter options to work with shimano 200gs mtb stuff?
Ideally I’d like to run road levers and shifters. Will the tourney drop levers that pop up on Ebay work(listed as road pull)? Microshift? Give up and get thumbies or bar end levers? Would like to keep it looking tidy ideally and I crash stuff whenever I venture off road which makes me worry about bar end...

Rear MTB and Road pulls were the same, except for one of the earlier Dura Ace sets. Tourney should do fine, however neither that, nor the 200GS are good quality stuff, so don't expect 100% fine shifting. You'll need a road front derailleur though, those aren't compatible. Microshift is a better choice than Tourney I think.

Alternatively I'd go with post-2001 3x9 Campagnolo Ergopowers, as their cable pull is almost perfectly the same, but they work way better and are easier to maintain and repair.

I'd really switch that 200GS RD to an LX/DX/XT from the same era, they tend to be cheap and work a hundred times better.

Normally I’d switch stuff like mechs but the bike in question is bone stock and prob done less than 200miles in its near 30years so would be madness to do.
Will go microshift and see what I can manage...

Don't you dare selling the Kuwahara!

Okay Okay, i realized what a shame it would be replacing those two classics with an ordinary alu piece.
So i made up my mind, decided not to sell them, and maybe i will buy a Pinnacle arkose one day.
Thanks

I am looking to swap some newly acquired dirt drop bars if anybody fancies them for their monster rig I will consider selling them.

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/312019/#comment13912079

anyone keen on a medium 2015 salsa fargo?/ will be listing properly today

26" wheels on a 700c/650b gravel bike. Is it doable?