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

Imagine these badboys on a 26" MTB

Don't dream it, be it. Spin and Arospok are both available in 559 for all your HHSMTB needs

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Too expensive! Prices for 650c are even lower than 26". Even if I wasn't living the cheapskate life, I couldn't stomach dropping £200 on wheelset for basically a joke bike. £20 650c Zipps though... definitely

rebuilt this, feels sutable here.

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Nice one!

Raaaad, surly bars and custom frame bag?

Sweet ride!
What tyres are these?

Super cool! I need a retro Kona... :)

Tires are Continental City rides which are not the fastest thing ever but no complaints otherwise, Bars are surly sunrise which are spectacular, and framebag is a custom done up by a friend.

Is this campagnolo shifters with an sram mtb rear dérailleur? I've seen/read about this previously but still don't really get what the working combination is.

Afaik 10 speed campagnolo shifters with 10 speed sram RD (road/mountain has identical pull) and non-campagnolo cassette is supposed to work. (someone correct me if I'm wrong, haven't had time/shifters to test it myself yet)

10 speed campagnolo shifters with 10 speed sram RD

Zinn, he say yes.
http://www.velonews.com/2008/03/bikes-and-tech/can-you-run-campy-shifters-with-a-sram-drivetrain-sure-why-not_73404

Love this!
Toe overlap must be a ball ache though.
I'd have gone for 26" wheels.

Thanks for providing a source, iirc somebody on here was/is running a similar system which prompted me to look into it a while ago.

not sure if its right topic, its both gravel and adventure bike

Yes dude, looking good!

New!

Gas Pipe + cowchipper + brifters

Will be converted to 1" threadless in September

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^ these are those funky Shimano wheels, disc+rim brake, 16 spokes, nipples in the hub. Forgot the model but they're mad and I want some.

Edit: Shimano WH-M575?

they don't all have 6-bolt disc fitting apparently. So cool

Nice one ! What is the frame ? Are these centerpull brakes ?

YES FAM!

My 46cm Cowbell are amazing.

I'd like to try those bars. I've got Cowbells on my touring bike and they're so comfortable.

Really like the look of them too, shame it's not wider than 46cm.

116mm drop, 68mm reach, 24° flare angle, 12° drop angle

Salsa done it right with the reach on their latest bar too (ditto to Cowbell that went from 76mm to 68mm), much more suitable for those long ass hydraulic brake levers.

I had similar on an old road bike, was light, looked sick and not nearly as noodle-like as you’d expect.

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Yeah, it would be noodly if they stick to normal rims, but like Rolf, they build the rims to cope with this, and people always seemed to be surprised when it actually work.