Convert a Mountain Bike into a Road Bike!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- In today's video, I will show you the conversion that I did to make my favorite bike my off road AND on road bike. The idea stemmed from local pro racer, Brian Schworm. You can turn your favorite off road bike into a road bike and rock those spandex!
Hey everyone! Just wanted to throw this comment out here, thank everyone for viewing and everything. I was curious with this channel:
What other content would you guys like to see in the cycling community? I am open to any and all suggestions. Just comment below and I can go from there!
Whats tje size of ur wheelset 29er or 27.5 er?ty
On this particular build - 27.5. But I have 29ers and a 27.5+ in my bike line up as well.
What's the width of your tire???
I'll be happy to watch any video tbh. Reviews, how to's etc be cool to see a pov ride on your Scott mtb with road conversion👍
if you can live with the 1kg weight penalty, a lockout for the suspension fork lets you easily convert between the wheels
The comments summed up,
"How dare you use your hard earned money to convert your own property into something that makes you happy"
@alan bane Those two things have literally nothing to do with the topic.
Exactly, how dare he!
This is exactly what I was looking for. I have a Trek Dual Sport but I don’t do off road much anyway. Just wanted the option to do so. After a while, I wanted to be a bit faster and a more smoother ride. Now I converted it to a road bike, but I didn’t have to go as in depth as you. The wheels were already TLR rims and I simply changed the tires and tubes because I not tubeless yet. Also added bar ends . It’s made a huge difference.
Not sure if it has been mentioned in the comments yet, but an easy way to align the brake caliper is to just squeeze the lever when you go to tighten the bolts - perfect alignment every time.
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NallePu83 just look at gravel bike or monster cross.
@@pagan2913 that's possible.Search it on youtube
If anyone out there has a 29" mtb, you can just put 700c road tires on your existing rim...they are the same size! Just did it myself to a junky walmart 29er mountain bike, made it my city going hybrid with the slicks
Yes! I meant to mention that. They are the same size rims.
Does it work well?
I did this to my EMTB , Not really worth it. So much happier with the 29" 2.6 plus size tyres back on for comfort and looks.
Nick Wintersteiger yes it works well. It requires different tubes to go with the skinny tires but you can easily switch the tube and tire combos out and always have the same bike and wheelset
can a 700 x 35 tire be used on wheels 29
There is too much bike snobbery in the comments here. I think you did great work with that sweet bike! Ride whatever keeps you riding!
Just ride! Everything else is ego.
When you pull your brake while the screws are loose and then simply screw them tight while still pulling the lever you don't have to do so much guesswork.
exactly !
Unless the rotor is ever so slightly bent
With rim brakes no guesswork be on aliment
Was thinking the same thing... as well... do that routine out of the stand... push on the front end, lock brake, rock a little, snug bolt, rock, snug... and so on....
@@tmayberry7559 not if you have BMX-Brakes ),:
Did the same to my mountain bike 2 years ago. Just love it!
Did you see difference in the speed?
This video was great! I asked a couple of local bike shops about my quest of converting my Merida crossway to a roadie. They say it’s not worth the process but sometimes I just want to keep the frame for whatever reasons. Cheers for this video !
I don’t think those people (saying it’s not worth it) are into the fitness of it. I’m with you on what you said because I’m in the situation where i don’t wanna buy another bike and I’ve learned road bikes give you a workout on the legs. MTB bikes don’t.
You can also keep the 29 wheels and put on road tyres, yes they exist. And I would add drops because to me they are way more comfortable than mtb straight handlebars due to the multiple positions grip.
Thats a great conversion. What I do with mine is simply swap the wheels. I have the same wheelset, but the difference is that one has my trail/XC tires and the other set has the stock worn XC tires, which I use for road/gravel biking. I plan on getting a set of slick tires for my bike, so it will look like a monster road bike, but I am ok with it :)
Thanks for sharing, I can 100 percent see where your coming from, having both a Marin Mount Vision Full sus Mountain Bike, and a Trek Madone road bike (for which I had a proper bike fit done) , I always found myself grabbing the Marin , it just felt “right” , the Madone is a good bike - however it just doesn’t have that fun factor! Also I find myself constantly fidgeting on longer rides. The Marin is also far more practical here in the UK on our horrendously potholed roads. I’m so glad to see someone else has the same views! I’m selling my Madone and building a hard tail with wheels like you’ve used, I will keep front Sus fork though, due to riding a lot at night & unforeseen potholes!
Here in the Philippines we use MTB for road without converting it. I am more comfortable with the geometry of MTB and not all roads here are cemented. Sorry for my english
Man, no need to say sorry, your english is all good.
Onga your english is wonderful
Tbh. Your English is perfect.
Also, many English people use mtb for road because of the amount of bloody potholes
@@Joshua-cb3hv yea but the speed will never catch a road bike
@@sdqsdq6274 yea i can pace my mtb in 40-45kph in a 22km race no joke i did this in a fun race and won 4th place the other 3 winners are on a mtb as well we won by who had the fastest time so it might have a chance on a road bike on short races considering my race was a mixed category i know it sounds dumb but blame the coordinator for that
This video is great! I stopped at "...pointless in the comment section...not capable...blah...blah..." I did the same thing to my Trek 6700 SLR and I am loving it! The only difference is I went with a carbon road fork, there was a noticeable difference in handling but no noticeable geometry change b/c the angle is still the same. As for people and there comments forget about it. This conversion is ACE for ppl who can't blow thousands on a road bike, my build started in Nov. I rode all winter upgrading parts as I went along. FINALLY the most expensive parts are on the way this month, I can't wait. Great video thanks for sharing!
Hey thank you so much for making this video it will help me out with my future project to convert my mountain bike into a road bike as well. Big thanks!
I recently got into road biking. I just came across this video. I love your videos and you have me an inspiration to keep road biking thank you!
Wow we do that a lot here in the Philippines converting mountainbikes for the road. Its really fun to ride and quick too.
Nice build, I would go other route because I like to have my bike for both road and MTB trails. A locked suspension fork and a road wheel and tyre combo (mounted in an MTB hub) is the way to go for me.
Way to go on your conversion. Just did my 2010 Lynskey Ridgeline 29er cuz I couldn’t bare to sell this beautiful frame for cheap on eBay. So now I have a “brand new road bike” I can ride with the geometry I can use since my mtb crash 2yrs ago which affected my spine in a few places.
This is just what I´m looking for. Rode a Cannondale Killer V 900 for 15 years in the city with slick tyres. It was light, fast and super capable! It was stolen, and I´m yet to build another.
I did this to my scott sub 20. It was a commuter flat bar bike to start with but I upgraded the components and wheels to make it lighter. I think this is awesome. The roadies will hate it and the MTBs will hate it but stuff all those guys. I love it when people play with the borders of what a bike should be. Good on ya dude!
Great video!
I just changed the tyres of my MTB with road tyres, and I'm definitely not a professional to do a complete overhaul.
Thanks for the video. Been thinking about trying something like this. I’ve got a road bike and a MTB and they’re both 11 speed and 100/142 through axle with 160 rotors.
Awesome creation, I would be interested in seeing some clips or highlights from your road rides. Thumbs up if anyone agrees.
i came here exactly for that reason. i have mtb wich suits me perfectly it is with 26" tires and i want to make that change exactly....with a few more things like crank set change and dropbars but at least i can start only with the wheels for now 😊. good video!
My only suggestion is change the front chainring to something larger. And maybe get a shorter range cassette. Then it should be dialed in.
I'm a mechanic and I think it's amazing the fact that your not restricting your self to any one discipline is awesome don't mind the haters love it bro but like I said add the dropper post for stopping at the lights without dismounting
I did the same with my Scott Scale 970 aluminum, but, I upgraded the crankset to 48/36/26. I just love the bike on the road and on the gravel.
Did this several years ago with an older steel MTB frame and crankset and used a road fork and 700c wheels. I was doing the 75 mile course of a local event called the Brutal 100, which it is! It gave me the best of both worlds, speed and hill climbing ability. Thing was twitchy as all get out while using the aero bars on the straights though!
Great video, you just confirmed what I'm wanting to do on my mtb.
I like the idea of having two sets of wheels, makes perfect sense
You know Trek actually sale bikes like that already converted into what you've done already...
It's the Trek hybrid, the mountain bike with thin tires and narrow non suspension forks with a mountain bike look...
I myself use my Trek Marlin 6 for commute with no problems and then I use my Trek Roscoe 7 for the trails...
But it's a good project bike you've assembled there, very creative of you indeed...👍
i loved this. planning on doing the same with a steel frame. except I'll be puting on some 650b tires. bit more of a mountain to gravel conversion.
very useful and helpful and informative. great for people planning to convert their mtb to an rb.
nice build. i did this last year with my stumpjumper hardtail. got a niner rigid carbon fork but i used my existing mtb roval wheels and some 28mm tires. i kept my cassette for more range and i used a 38 oval at front. sometimes i keep the rigid fork on and place back the mtb tires. riding a rigid mtb is also fun. lots of options with builds like this at a fraction of the cost
Rigid mountain bike riding is definitely interesting! I have a video I made when I first bought a single speed, and it had a rigid fork. It's a lot of fun, but man it beats the snot out of you lol.
The convertion is really wonderful it suits the bike..I imagine getting a heart from sands💪🏻💪🏻
But havibg a bike is only a dream for me i cant afford to buy one 💪🏻 but i like watching bikes though..Hoping that i could have one bike soon or maybe bever🤦♀️
I have vintage racing mtb, with rigid fork of course. And with good slick tires, riding is like a charm.
For keeping good brakes and gaining aero points I'd also replace handlebars with something much more narrow. Cool build btw.
you made a hybrid
hybrid with a very low bb and pedals scraping the floor
@@ansismaleckis1296 whats bb
@@MuhammadImran-lw3kb bottom bracket
@@ansismaleckis1296 Actually, a mtb has a higher bottom bracket than a road bike, for clearance on the mountain.
@@ansismaleckis1296 you're really stupid if you think a mtb frame has a lower bb than a road frame.
This guy´s bedroom looks like a bikeshop.
I did the same thing with my MTB, it feels awesome, Now I am doing rollers on it and it is great, thanks for sharing the video.
Props to you mate
I like the idea of a best of both worlds in a sense, i prefer the look and feel of a mountain bike over a road bike which i just can't get to grips with or feel comfortable riding. But i do more flat surface riding than anything else which i kinda do prefer so this conversion makes a lot of sense.
I may go down this rout in the future :)
I would also love to the same to my spare road bike and this bike looks great with the conversion. So many comments putting down this project like we are suppose to be followers of the norm. Relax people, God didn’t make us to be robots. His bike, his style. Good job bro
Cool, I'm looking to do something similar with my old MTB just as a project 👍
Well done pal, you are made something great I have love it, do what you love to keep keeping you enjoy ride.
this is great..its your bike your thing (nice quick and cool conversion )...i don't understand why people get upset..if you cant agree then just don't do it...everyone just do your own thing...i would never ride a unicycle ..but love watching people who can...
I like that Monster Energy colour scheme as well. The Original, not the 1,000 varieties that they now have.😊
anyone else start crying while watching this?
I did.
Ben Featherstone Lol cry? Why 😢
cos a beautiful mountain bike is getting rect
Me too
Brain cancer
3 years ago i put road wheels on my Mountain Bike, and it's pretty effective I can keep up with Road Bikes easily. The front suspension takes the imperfections in the road so you don't get sore hands. I recommend if you ride 20 km a day like me.
GamingOnTheBike Also on most mtb's you can just lock out the front fork to save energy on flat straights.
I second that besides I find it more practical cause you don't have to store your favorite mountain bike and buy another bike. Plus hybrid bike looks cool
I got a plus size mtb with 27.5x2.8 tyres and all I did was put some Schwalbe Super Moto-X's on and the speed difference is insane and much easier to ride on the road. Saved me buying new rims etc 👍 cool video and nice bike!
I just converted my mountain bike Diamond Black over drive to rod wheels and it worked great. Just replaced the 29" with 700C tub/tires and no other hardware changed.
I like it. it suits you and that’s great
Dunno what others may say, I put a 3t mtb rigid fork on mine, so I get best of all worlds: weight reduction, surgical handling accuracy. Once you go rigid your skill improves exponentially. Took it a bit further, installed drop bars and I now enjoy single track in a completely different context. And before having some naysayers complaining about the drop bars, people remember that Tomac is a legend and was riding drops in the good ol days even on downhill
looking forward to your next video where you buy a new road bike and turn it into a mountain bike :)
Really cool! Thanks for the video
I have done the same mod on my mtb, I can go faster when going extreme uphill even faster than road bike, may be the mtb gears ratio that makes climbing gets easier
I just bought an electric mountain bike and I would love to do this
I have a 29 wheeled hard tail mountain bike, last year I went on a road trip of about 300 km (186 miles), and the only thing I had to do was change my tires, I'd put 700 c x 28 mm on the 29 rims and they've fit all right, blocked the front suspension and I had a very comfortable "road" bike.
this is why I love mountain bikes they are super versatile you can't do the same on a roadie
The stopping power....oh yeah
Great looking and easy to ride....
Never Seen how easy to convert a Mountain bike to road Bike
Ps-Im loving It Great Idea👌
Thank you!
This is so cool. I will seriously consider doing this for my hardtail vs spending $1500 on a new road bike. 17lbs? perfect. I"m looking for a lightweight road bike i'll use primarily for competing on hill climbs. good job on the video.
I had a 2014 gt karakoram and it got stolen. I loved the way it fit so much that I bought the current year which was a 2016. 2 months later I managed to see someone riding my previous bike and got it back. I decided to get some skinnier tires which cost about $60 and enjoy it a ton. I do like having the front suspension with lockout for hopping curbs and the occasional offroading. I have tried to find a road bike that fit the same but I can't seem to get the same feeling. I would recommend a taller gear if possible as i find myself topping out on the flats with the skinny tires.
That sucks, man. I would die if someone stole one of mine haha. But that's true! I just didn't want to fool with swapping the front out, so I stuck with the small one.
Love it looks good im going to do this to my Kona hardtail.
why not going for 45c tyres.?
got some on my gravel bike and it descends like a supermoto. plus with low pressure i can stil ride them on dirt and gravel even if the'r slick
I just left those wheels to strictly road riding. There's a ton of options, of course! You could throw some 32c Cyclocross on there and make a mean bike as well!
Hate road bike frames.Put a set of maxxis torch 29×2.1 on stan no tube wheels.Put a pnw dropper and wtb seat with odi grips.So fast,smooth and versatile.Absolutely love it.
Looks cool for sure.
Commendable project. Very well done.
You couldve also kept the 29er tires for a cross type of bike haha
You don't really need such wide handlebars for road. 500-600mm is more than enough. For more speed try trimming the handlebar shorter and lowering the stem. That will reduce your frontal area and drag.
you've converted it into a hybrid btw, not a road bike
But I guess its helpful for those who don't know the "hybrid" term, 'cause I could've thought of it as "conversion of mtb to road", too.
Nice set up!! I also convert my mtb into a hybrid bike and i start to enjoy my riding a lot!!!!
47c tires and you got your self a beast for urban jungle💪😎👍
you gonna have people hating..its normal..typically 3 groups..road bike snobs...mountain bike snobs..and people who just dont understand why someone would do this..dont sweat it..bikes are personal and should be expressed as such..100$ walmart bikes or 10,000$ over priced crap...a bike is a bike and its LIFE baby..Good job!!
No drop bar? :(
I think putting the drop bars wouldn't be that hard! Just have a set with brakes installed, with the calipers neatly tucked away while in storage, then swap the bars and brakes when you want! Interesting idea
straight bar preserves comfort
Jordan Sands did this to my 26er because buying a 2nd bike is expensive. Didnt buy a road shifter been riding on the drops always. Nice frame bro!
Mountain bikes have a longer reach than road bikes. Drop bars would be too long to use comfortably on a mountain bike unless you size down for your height
say what!?
Here in the Philippines. People use mtb for road. Because our roads here are like light trails which a roadbike cannot withstand
im happy to see you keep the wide bars
Best info on TH-cam
Your mtb fork has lock out? Why should change it ?
Yeah, lock out your fork and put on road tires...... done. Didn’t need new wheelset, cassette and fork.
1) Minimally 1kg of weight down.... 2) I don´t say, that this looks really good, but road wheels on suspension fork looks really awful...
To make the bike lighter
he has carbon frame ... no need much ligher ...
its almost 1kg lighter atleast, the carbon fork is much more rigid than the locked suspensionand and those carbon forks arent that expansive. is worth the change. I used to change from suspension to one of those when racing in less technical XC marathons, your legs will thank you after 4.5hours of race. your arms, neck and back in the other hand, not so much xD
Quick Tip lightly pull the brake lever and tighten at the same time 👍
when people ask why, the answer is 'because I could'
Turned my mtb a few years ago into the same system but with 42-28 chainrings, 42 is good enough to reach 55km/h on flats 👍🏼
The math doesn't add up to go 55km/h. What was the gearing on the rear cassette?
I did the same things, but I use 700x40c for the wheels, and these all about personal preferences right... :)
This bike looks like a bodybuilder wearing high heels))
Elegant but powerful.
very nice build
It's a good conversion, but surely you could've just picked up a second hand hybrid for a similar amount of money?
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It's more fun to build it yourself!
Gonna do this to my marlin 5 might even put rigid forks on it since I never ride on trails and all city riding
So cool! I have an old Scott MTB, not as nice as yours but i put it away to rest after a really nasty mud ride destroyed the shifters but lately i have been pumping road miles on my full-sus bike with the tires pressurized to burst level, so im doing the same thing with my old Scott instead of dumping 1 k on a road bike. Not using parts as nice as yours, not disc's but with skinny tires it will still fly. I love the dumb comments of "why do that" like money falls out of trees and must be spent the way the other drones do...."buy expensive stuff like i have, dont do different stuff, even if your as fast and having as much fun as me on my stupid-light thing, your still bad person" Great vid man, i like it!
awesome! thank you for making this video!
i have a Raleigh Redux 1 "urban shredder with mountainbike roots" and its way more fun and comfortable to ride than my Trek FX 7.3..My Raleigh is my favorite bike..
Why not drop down bars? I am wanting to convert a gravel bike to a road bike, but the store mechanic mentioned something about the forks being inherently different. There is a ratio of space that is off. The shape of the fork as well.
I am planning on doing the same to my future 1x11 650b mtb for one reason only....I hate drop bars! I will essentially get a two-for-one deal, plus I am going rigid fork so no need to switch that out. I can just exchange mtb wheels for road wheels in seconds. I will purchase a second e*thirteen 9-46t cassette for the road wheels as well paired with a 36t chainring.
Good work and excellent video. Have not you thought about just replacing the tires? so you kept the comfort and effectiveness (on some types of pavement) of the front suspension, and I knew the result because that's what I'm thinking of doing on my bike :D , but with less narrow tires.
This is amazing thanks
Nice!, thanks!
bro u did g8 job , now after watching ur vdo i am going to convert my MTB into road bike
Pretty cool
And why on Earth would anyone want to do that.
0:40 through 1:00 sums it up
You only need parts for one bike instead of two. You ride in the same position for more muscle specialization vs a road bike. More braking power. Did you see that 180mm rotor? Geometry doesn't change between bikes.
Too much haslte with chaning it back and forth, the components that you need to buy to make it a road bike will cost quite a bit and lastly the geometry of the actuall bike will be just bad. You could eaisly get a used road bike for the price of those parts needed, if you are on a budget. That used bike will perform 100% better. Lastly, only a roadie would come up with a wild idea like this ?! No mountain biker would do such a silly thing.
The parts in total cost me about $300, so they aren't too costly. Plus, the geometry isn't bad at all. Unless you think the geometry of your mountain is already bad? The geometry stays the same, and is quite comfortable! I also don't know of a $300-$500 11 speed carbon road bike.
Brandon Hutchinson why the he'll would you ride a fucking road bike there absolute and utter crap
It looks awesome i was going to switch mine as well.