{"id":422,"date":"2008-11-13T22:01:49","date_gmt":"2008-11-14T06:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.curlybrace.com\/words\/?p=422"},"modified":"2010-04-24T04:03:44","modified_gmt":"2010-04-23T19:03:44","slug":"mountain-bike-to-cyclocrosstouring-conversion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curlybrace.com\/words\/2008\/11\/mountain-bike-to-cyclocrosstouring-conversion\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Bike to Cyclocross\/Touring Conversion"},"content":{"rendered":"

I need a touring bike, and I’m on a budget. My old Barracuda AM2, aluminum-framed mountain bike frame is tapped for rear pannier mounts, so perhaps a conversion is in order.<\/p>\n

As I quickly found out, there’s a lot more to fitting drop bars and a rigid fork onto a mountain frame than I had expected. Hopefully, this will help clear things up for the next person who tries.<\/p>\n

Forks<\/h3>\n

There’s no point in having that crummy Manitou Pro X suspension fork soaking up all my energy if I’m just touring. Besides, there are no provisions for mounting a rack. A rigid fork is in order.<\/p>\n

Since this is going onto a mountain bike frame which was designed for a suspension fork (typically around 80mm of additional height), a “suspension corrected” fork is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/th>\nSize<\/th>\nBrakes<\/th>\nBraze-
ons<\/th>\n		Axle-
to-Crown<\/th>\n		Rake<\/th>\nWeight<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Surly 1×1
FK0001<\/a><\/td>\n		26″x2.7″<\/td>\ncanti<\/td>\nfender<\/td>\n413mm<\/td>\n45mm<\/td>\n2.27 Lbs
(1.03kg)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Surly 1×1
FK0003<\/a><\/td>\n		26″x2.7″<\/td>\ncanti +
Disk<\/td>\n		fender<\/td>\n413mm<\/td>\n45mm<\/td>\n2.34 Lbs
(1.1kg)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Surly Big Dummy<\/a><\/td>\n26″x2.5″<\/td>\ncanti +
Disk<\/td>\n		fender+
rack<\/td>\n		425mm<\/td>\n43mm<\/td>\n2.9 Lbs
(1.3kg)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Long Haul
Trucker<\/td>\n

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26″x2.1″<\/td>\ncanti<\/td>\nfender +
rack<\/td>\n		376mm<\/td>\n45mm<\/td>\n2.11 Lbs
(0.96kg)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Long Haul
Trucker<\/a><\/td>\n		700Cx44mm<\/td>\ncanti<\/td>\nfender +
rack<\/td>\n		390mm<\/td>\n45mm<\/td>\n2.25 Lbs
(1.02kg)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salsa CroMoto
FK0013<\/a><\/td>\n		26″x?<\/td>\ndisk<\/td>\nfender<\/td>\n445mm<\/td>\n41mm<\/td>\n2.2 Lbs
(1.0kg)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salsa CroMoto
FK0010<\/a><\/td>\n		26″x?<\/td>\ncanti +
disk<\/td>\n		fender<\/td>\n425mm<\/td>\n41mm<\/td>\n2.2 Lbs
(1.0kg)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nashbar 700C<\/a><\/td>\n700Cx?<\/td>\ncanti + disk<\/td>\nfender<\/td>\n??<\/td>\n45mm<\/td>\n2.93
(1.33kg)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Notes:<\/p>\n