Comments on: Drop Bar Slingshot Farmboy

By: shiggy

shiggy — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 05:04:00 +0000

leven, If you mean trouble just re-learning to ride mtbs, no. If he finds dropbars more corfortable it will make it easier, provided the bars are setup properly.

BTW the On-One Midge bars are designed (partly by me) specifically for mtb use and are my favorite for all my bikes.

By: leven

leven — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 04:41:01 +0000

My brother is interested in giving a drop bar 29er a rip. It’s been a long while since he has gotten down and dirty on a mountain bike. He recently piloted my ‘cross bike, and he really loved the hand position and grip the STI levers provided. Do you think he will have a hard time reacclaimating himself with a drop-bar setup? Also, what seems to be everyone’s favorite bar for a singlespeed set-up?

By: choke

choke — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:32:04 +0000

Thanks for the info shiggy. I’ve got a Karate Monkey frame on the way and I’m dying to use some mountain drops on it.

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:19:39 +0000

shiggy: Thanks for dropping that link here. It’s really good stuff!

Also, I wasn’t aware that the bigger rotor sizes worked with the road version of the BB-7’s, but when you think about it, why wouldn’t they? Hmm….one of those, “doh!” moments! Thanks!

By: shiggy

shiggy — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:29:44 +0000

The link to my “Why Dropbars” http://mtbtires.com/features/bikes/why_dropbars.html

I need to shot some new pics of my dropbar 29er SlingShot.

Road STI levers work great with Avid Road discs. You can use any Avid rotor size you want. I am running Ultegra STI with 203/185 rotors on my Coiler DL and DuraAce STI with 185/160 on a hardtail

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:27:34 +0000

This drop bar set up reminds me of others that I have seen recently on some Willits models and other “monster cross” bikes.

It’s okay if all you ever do off road is ride on the hoods.However; it’s not the most excellent way to use off road drop bars.

Shiggy, (screen name on mtbr.com and a Super Moderator there) has an excellent resource on off road drop bar set up which is linked in his signature on every post he makes. Worth it to check out if you are interested in drop bar for off road.

Essentially, you always want to be in the drops off road, for several good reasons, which I don’t have the space for here. This “usually” requires a high rise stem, like a 40 degree rise. The goal being to get the drop posistion at the same height and reach as you would your riser bar or flat bar.

Using this criteria, the above bike would seem to be wrong for most folks off roading posistion, but I don’t know the particulars behind this bike. It certainly looks “cool”, while a traditional set up for off road drop bars looks a bit “dorky” to the uninitiated. To each his own!

By: Dirt Mcgirt

Dirt Mcgirt — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:12:58 +0000

Any shimano lever above Tiagra will work well with Avid BB7 road disc brakes. Make sure you get the ROAD version of the brakes, though. The packaging looks exactly the same as the MTN version.

By: Cloxxki

Cloxxki — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:44:47 +0000

Big wheel, long fork, long head tube, the bars aren’t all that low. A stretched out fit unless you’re all-torso perhaps. I sure have a hard time fitting a drop bar to an MTB frame.

By: mtbdee

mtbdee — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:38:23 +0000

I’m with MMCG on this, looks like it’d be mighty “ass up/heads down” for a guy like me, but “cest la vie” eh?

By: Choke

Choke — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 18:52:24 +0000

Anyone got suggestions on what road brake lever/disc brake combos work for 29ers? I’d prefer integrated shifters/brake levers, but it ain’t essential. Should I just use road disc brakes with possibly larger rotors? I’ve never used discs before, so any info you’ve got will help.