Right on brother, done right. Never like road bikes or 29ers. Have converted vintage 700c steel frame road bikes to commuter/mountain bikes. They fly! You gained a subscriber.
I commute with a heavy load after years of running 53 39 and 12 27 10 speed I now run full mtb triple front and 10 speed 12-28 rear. The difference is amazing and makes my commute more fun. People look down on the granny gear until they got a ton of load and had to go up a steep hill.
+Justmyopinionlol it's nice to have a light gear when you want. But the 40-36 is not much different (if any) than a 34-28. The simplicity of 1x in the front is awesome though and I rarely spin out the 40-11
CBRage1000rr1 do u like it more than a conventional road bike and what made you do it? Because I have a xc racer by cannonadale I love it but want a road endurance bike but I hate the drop bar I was gonna alter the caad12 handle bars what you think?
crjbarage101: is the reason you did it that you never use the drops anyways? I want to build a emonda 1X with 10-42 cassette and flat bar. I want the emonda slr 9 with 1X. I want to build a sub 12 lb bike for riding. I don't ever use the drops. So, I don't want dropper. I am a mtn biker and I want to get ride road bike but I will never use the drops. thx.
I'm currently in the process of piecing together a Frankenbike to handle city streets, dirt/gravel roads and be comfortable to ride for long distance treks. It's a KHS Urban Xcape flat bar bike with a 28/38/48 chainring set, Shimano Megarange 11-34t cassette, double-walled rims and 700X35 tires. I've added a Jones Loop H-Bar and Topeak rear rack. So far, I like the way it feels given I only had time to do a short test ride. I like the way things are coming together on this ride.
+Jura Stanić that sounds awesome. I actually have a 11-28 road cassette on here now with the 40t front and zipp 60 wheels from my allez. Looks super fasy
LiveFreeandShred Depend on what kind of elevation you comute. 40 should be fine also but i don’t like to grind in big geer especialy if i going to work.
This video has inspired me .. I might do this to my Trek emoda alr with rim breaks .... I'm a large man and the dropbars are not the most comfortable things I really like this Frankenstein , right on 🤙
Looks really stylish. I'm about to convert my '03 Saracen Morzine to a riser bar. It's already a 1x8 speed and I use a 48t crankset with a 28-11t cassette and has worked just fine as a commuter for many years. I've never liked the ITM europa bars because the drops are too low and also don't extend far back enough, so I'm always on the hoods or the tops.
LiveFreeandShred Gotcha. If you could go narrower, would you? I just always associate narrow bars with speed, wide ones for negotiating technical terrain.
I too have an m2 stumpy Can I use the deore groupset with the shifters crank the lot . I took my Kona lav back when Specialized dropped the price. That was the last multi purpose bike made . Its th same age as the channel tunnel We bought them with our bonus but we used them . There was an Fsr one which turned out to be great all deore too .only problem is can take discs
I did this conversion with my cheap roadbike. I don't have money to buy STI shifters but i have MTB combo shifters and straight handlebar laying around.so I abandoned my dropbars and saved money.
Hey ya .. i was thinking of doing the same with my cyclocross bike .. its a Kona Jake 2013 i believe .. how is the back position? or riding position different? slightly more upright? i never ride in the hoods anyways .. always on the top i like the bike its fast for paved pathways and hard packed areas .. just would rather have mtb levers hehe
It determines the high of your handle bars. See how low to the frame your bars are in the video? I’m trying to improve the height of that with increase the distance from the frame.. less stress on my back.
780mm wide bar? Really? How does it handle tho? Better then drop bar? Thinking of going 60mm stem and maybe 740mm or 760mm for daily commuting from home to work with 2x10 105 groupset. Reckon that will work?
i did something like this... with a '70 Atala roadbike frame, a triple chainring Biopace from '80, a pair of '90 Mavic wheels, a mixed cogs Campagnolo/Shimano cassette, and 3ttt 2000 handlebar! My one is a little heavier than yours, i guess :-D :-D
looking into 1x10 setup with 11-32 and torn between 46 tooth or 48 tooth. Just doing long distance road biking. So I want to keep a good speed up but if I come come across a big hill late into the ride I want to not stuggle. Currently running a single speed with 48x16 . Got any suggestions between 48 tooth and 46 tooth with that cassette ratio?
Nice build!🔥 I will convert my budget road bike to a flat bar like yours but I will use a disc brake. I will just throw on some aero bars on it so I can still go aero and race my friends😂😂 new subscriber here😀
HI; I want to build a 12 lb emonda with flat bar, 1X drive train with 10-42 cassette. I think if I don't have a front derailleur, I can shave 1 lb. Do you think I can do that? I want the Emonda SLR 9 with Sram etap only rear. No front. thx. The reason I want the flat bar is that I would never use the drops anyways. I don't use drops. thx. What do you think?
@@livefreeandshred9818 what size or parts I need for converting to straightbar For example What type gears shifting I need with breaks And also what kind and size for handle bar If I can buy all that I will get someone to do it for me.
Slx 10 speed shifter and derailleur. Slx 10 speed 11-36 cassette. Chainring first whatever crank you have w single chainring bolts. I ran a 60mm stem and 760mm bars. Lock on grips avid v brake brake levers with 105 brakes
@@livefreeandshred9818 I'm 60 yrs old now. I have a little extra gut. Hanging over road bars just isn't fun anymore. It's an expensive bike and it's not comfortable any more. Thanx for the video and inspiration!
760 mil handlebars? Don’t you feel they’re a little too wide? Unless you’re looking for a ton of leverage, but out on the road you turn by leaning more than you do with handlebars, no?
11-36 isn't uncommon on a road bike. I did a 11-36 with compact crank on my 2008 Cervelo R3 a couple years ago to keep from killing my knees in WV where I live. I've also run a 11-32 with compact on my Venge which I converted to a TT bike. It was cheaper then buying a actual TT bike for the limited amount of Triathlons that I do each year.
A road bike with flat handlebars, WHAT A THING OF BEAUTY!
👍👍👍✅✅✅
Right on brother, done right. Never like road bikes or 29ers. Have converted vintage 700c steel frame road bikes to commuter/mountain bikes. They fly! You gained a subscriber.
I commute with a heavy load after years of running 53 39 and 12 27 10 speed I now run full mtb triple front and 10 speed 12-28 rear. The difference is amazing and makes my commute more fun. People look down on the granny gear until they got a ton of load and had to go up a steep hill.
+Justmyopinionlol it's nice to have a light gear when you want. But the 40-36 is not much different (if any) than a 34-28. The simplicity of 1x in the front is awesome though and I rarely spin out the 40-11
It is a BEAUTY... I love it! I love franken and hybrid bikes. Very nice work, congrats!!
Did you make that handlebar out of a flag pole?
What kind of stupid fucking comment is that ?
@livefreeandshred9818
You're funny.
Don't let your lack of knowledge in physiology, geometry and physics stop you from doing what you're doing.
😁👍
I like it a lot. Good job!
Thanks
Great looking bike..now I have an idea to follow
That is one baddas looking bike I really like that conversion I am contemplating doing it myself to my Gravel bike
It was a great bike while I had it
That's a cool bike, love it
Thinking of converting my 2020 domane to a flat bar due to b ack problems. Did video made my day. Nice bike and good job
0:07 Ah I see you are a man of culture as well.
+Dominijk Catalan haha yes sir!
we can be friends haha XD I love biking too :D
I was just thinking about doing something like this. Glad you showed how awesome it looks!
I felt like it was more practical to have my other road bike like this. No sense in having 2 built the same way
Very nice build. Thanks for sharing.
Looks sexy but what's up with that super wide handle bar. On fast descent you might start flying with such wingspan...
+michwoz had the bars. Don't want to cut them. Might use them for an xc build
Yeah but I bet he can Bunny Hop like a boss at high speed.
He sticks the handlebars up his ass.
The handles bend up forward into horns for those tight urban spots.
Very cool ... I did the same to my specialized allez... ( flat bar conversion) came out awesome
+CBRage1000rr1 do people hate on it? Seems like people either love it or despise it
CBRage1000rr1 do u like it more than a conventional road bike and what made you do it? Because I have a xc racer by cannonadale I love it but want a road endurance bike but I hate the drop bar I was gonna alter the caad12 handle bars what you think?
I put extra 41s from my cannondale slate on my specialized pitch comp just to screw around. It's heavy but pretty fun. The slate is where it's at.
crjbarage101: is the reason you did it that you never use the drops anyways? I want to build a emonda 1X with 10-42 cassette and flat bar. I want the emonda slr 9 with 1X. I want to build a sub 12 lb bike for riding. I don't ever use the drops. So, I don't want dropper. I am a mtn biker and I want to get ride road bike but I will never use the drops. thx.
I have the specialized crux which will undergo a flat bar conversion in the winter once again great job on the trek
Quite like it 👌👍
Love this conversion, want to do this to my Altamira.
Ficou incrível! Amei!
Looks great! I've done the same to a Scott Foil 20.
Solid bike mate.
Really beautiful bike!!
Hey bro you did great!.. that was cool
Thanks
Your flatbars are wider than my mountain bikes flatbars
Cool story
Seems funny with strong headwinds
......wut
Watt - That machine's intended design should make you more aero, now you're body becomes a kite...
Go look at my allez sprint. This bike is what I use to pull my kid around in a trailer
I once did off road downhills on really ugly city bike. Well, twice.
@@fjodorpowerslide4986 *your
I'm currently in the process of piecing together a Frankenbike to handle city streets, dirt/gravel roads and be comfortable to ride for long distance treks. It's a KHS Urban Xcape flat bar bike with a 28/38/48 chainring set, Shimano Megarange 11-34t cassette, double-walled rims and 700X35 tires. I've added a Jones Loop H-Bar and Topeak rear rack. So far, I like the way it feels given I only had time to do a short test ride. I like the way things are coming together on this ride.
+veloreb it's a very versatile bike and still fun to ride. If that's your goal then you're on the right track
Awesome rig.
I did this with my scott cr1.
I put xt/xtr 11 speed-11-40 with 42 on the front.
For fast comuting bike is awesome.
+Jura Stanić that sounds awesome. I actually have a 11-28 road cassette on here now with the 40t front and zipp 60 wheels from my allez. Looks super fasy
LiveFreeandShred
Depend on what kind of elevation you comute.
40 should be fine also but i don’t like to grind in big geer especialy if i going to work.
+Jura Stanić I don't ride it like that. Had to steal the wheel to put on the trainer. It's usually 40-36
This video has inspired me .. I might do this to my Trek emoda alr with rim breaks .... I'm a large man and the dropbars are not the most comfortable things I really like this Frankenstein , right on 🤙
Do it. Thought about doing it to my allez sprint
Nice💥
Looks really stylish. I'm about to convert my '03 Saracen Morzine to a riser bar. It's already a 1x8 speed and I use a 48t crankset with a 28-11t cassette and has worked just fine as a commuter for many years. I've never liked the ITM europa bars because the drops are too low and also don't extend far back enough, so I'm always on the hoods or the tops.
I really love your bike!
Great job buddy! I did the same thing on my Argon 18.
Thanks! People have been getting mad about this video latley too
very nice idea
good job man sweet
Thanks
I'm a 16 year old girl and this video inspired me to do the same on my bike thanks!
I dig the flat bar conversion, but why so wide?
+Gangrene Vagina just what I had laying around and I didn't want to cut them.
LiveFreeandShred
Gotcha. If you could go narrower, would you? I just always associate narrow bars with speed, wide ones for negotiating technical terrain.
+Gangrene Vagina I think the narrowest I would go it about 740 or so on flat bars. Just feels weird to me. My road bars are 42cm so that's not to bad.
+Gangrene Vagina I didn't even notice your username......epic hahaha
looks interesting ....
i like the single chain ring
+luciu constantin it simplifies casual riding for sure
nice bike
Dope!
damn that's a good looking bike bro. but I'm kinda a sucker for red black and white myself lol. looks awesome tho
I too have an m2 stumpy Can I use the deore groupset with the shifters crank the lot . I took my Kona lav back when Specialized dropped the price. That was the last multi purpose bike made . Its th same age as the channel tunnel
We bought them with our bonus but we used them . There was an Fsr one which turned out to be great all deore too .only problem is can take discs
What? And your user name is awful
Beautifully done man 👌
+Gary Butt thanks I never thought so many people would like it. I kind of just threw it together
Nice job, what does it weigh?
I did this conversion with my cheap roadbike.
I don't have money to buy STI shifters but i have MTB combo shifters and straight handlebar laying around.so I abandoned my dropbars and saved money.
More enjoyable to ride anyways
Not a Frankenstein at all I think. It makes a lot of sense really. Noice one m8
Thanks the bike has had another transformation. But it was cool while the flatbar lasted
It is cool!
Can I change to mountain bike shifter without changing the road bike cassette?
If they’re both 10 speed
want to do this to my main for a sleeper fighter.
I’m sorry a sleeper fighter ? Wtf is that
What’s the difference of havin a flat bar with a back sweep to a low rise handle bar , 8 mm hi , 6 degrees sweep , doin it on a cannondale synapse
The problem with that bike...the manufacturers don't make it! AWESOME!
+Christopher Harmon I agree. I think this would fill some weird gap in the market
yeah because it is terrible
Hi. Hope you're still monitoring this but can I ask what shifter you used there? Can't quite make it out in the video. Thanks.
It’s a Shimano Slx 10 speed
did swapping the flat bars make the bike a bit Twichie ?
Maybe. I would venture it’s the short stem that did it
Hey ya .. i was thinking of doing the same with my cyclocross bike .. its a Kona Jake 2013 i believe .. how is the back position? or riding position different? slightly more upright? i never ride in the hoods anyways .. always on the top i like the bike its fast for paved pathways and hard packed areas .. just would rather have mtb levers hehe
Nice build, what's the weight ?
Don’t remember
@@livefreeandshred9818 No worries, enjoy.
nice bike build!
what do you think about the new 1x12 deore?
Looks pretty sweet
Outstanding-
I want to convert my road bike as well.
Your folk extender stem.. does that allow you to make the bars a little more higher ?
What do you mean by folk extender stem?
It determines the high of your handle bars.
See how low to the frame your bars are in the video?
I’m trying to improve the height of that with increase the distance from the frame.. less stress on my back.
Just use a riser bar instead of a flat bar
Pretty!hope i can make the same setup.
Killer bike i want one just like yours.would you give me some schooling on how to i am a newbie.
perfect urban bike, I'm looking for cube sl road bike for my next city bike
I did that to my se lager my bars are slammed and bars are facing downward . Thing frigging GO'S . NICE BIKE 👍
780mm wide bar? Really? How does it handle tho? Better then drop bar?
Thinking of going 60mm stem and maybe 740mm or 760mm for daily commuting from home to work with 2x10 105 groupset. Reckon that will work?
I ended up cutting to 750mm with a 60mm stem. It felt ok when you get used to how quick it steers. Pretty cool set up. I kind of miss that bike
For me handles like a dream
@@derrickeafford5711 - That good?! Easy to negotiate the city riding?
What's with that tiny chainring in front? Is this only for going up steep hills?
It's a 44t now. But even still that's not that crazy low gearing some people are running 34-42
I noticed you are not using a narrow-wide ring, don't you get constant chain drops? What about those 105 road brakes with mtb levers?
RBastien I haven't had a chain drop yet and the brakes work great. I'd say they have equal stopping power to road levers
Thanks. Your bike looks great, by the way.
nice
Thanks
I like it. Great job. I want same ☺
Could you please tell us max speed?
+Bilge Bilgin what do you mean max speed? I've done like 45 mph down hill on it
LiveFreeandShred, yes max speed. Did yolu try max speed on normal road?
Just picked up an older Giant OCR2, doing the same thing. Think I will be OK with the stock 9 speed cassette out back? Sweet whip, dude!
+osheathedj I don't see why not. If you have a 9 speed shifter and derailleur set up
I have a FSA crankset, what RD can you recommend? Good day
Literally anything. This was a 10 speed Slx on this bike. Like 4 plus years ago now
I will do the same for my trinx tempo roadbike...
Do you run with NW chainring?
Yup
Nice!!!
Sick
i did something like this... with a '70 Atala roadbike frame, a triple chainring Biopace from '80, a pair of '90 Mavic wheels, a mixed cogs Campagnolo/Shimano cassette, and 3ttt 2000 handlebar! My one is a little heavier than yours, i guess :-D :-D
Can I put the front gear as well?
It would be a pain
what is the crank set
looking into 1x10 setup with 11-32 and torn between 46 tooth or 48 tooth. Just doing long distance road biking. So I want to keep a good speed up but if I come come across a big hill late into the ride I want to not stuggle. Currently running a single speed with 48x16 . Got any suggestions between 48 tooth and 46 tooth with that cassette ratio?
What about 48t chainring and 11-36 cassette
780mm?? wow
Lanang Bagus 760
Nice build!🔥 I will convert my budget road bike to a flat bar like yours but I will use a disc brake. I will just throw on some aero bars on it so I can still go aero and race my friends😂😂 new subscriber here😀
Haha that would be a funny set up
Definitely go for discs. Makes all the difference.
Dude, are those avids conventional v brake lever?
They might be....not sure to be honest. Switched it to 1x10 drop bars
A road bike i would rock
HI; I want to build a 12 lb emonda with flat bar, 1X drive train with 10-42 cassette. I think if I don't have a front derailleur, I can shave 1 lb. Do you think I can do that? I want the Emonda SLR 9 with Sram etap only rear. No front. thx. The reason I want the flat bar is that I would never use the drops anyways. I don't use drops. thx. What do you think?
Sounds good. That would be a sweet build
are those bars 36 inches wide?
85 inches
How’s it ride and shift?
Good and good
sick
Flat handlebar is OK, but why that wide?
+Dzoni Bravo had them laying around. Don't want to cut them because I'm planning on building an xc bike with them
OK but i thing new shorter handlebar would not cost that much? 780mm is ruining your idea.
+Dzoni Bravo I ride it all the time and it is fine
i need help i have exactly same bike and i cannot find any video on how to convert to flatbar
What do you want to know
@@livefreeandshred9818 what size or parts I need for converting to straightbar
For example
What type gears shifting I need with breaks
And also what kind and size for handle bar
If I can buy all that
I will get someone to do it for me.
Slx 10 speed shifter and derailleur. Slx 10 speed 11-36 cassette. Chainring first whatever crank you have w single chainring bolts. I ran a 60mm stem and 760mm bars. Lock on grips avid v brake brake levers with 105 brakes
@@livefreeandshred9818 thank you someone said to me to leave it as original its still brand new only 100 miles on it
caretaker826 karim it’s your bike do whatever you want with it.
This is exactly what I want to do to my bike.
It was actually really fun bike to ride and i contemplated doing it to my allez sprint with XTR
@@livefreeandshred9818 I'm 60 yrs old now. I have a little extra gut. Hanging over road bars just isn't fun anymore. It's an expensive bike and it's not comfortable any more. Thanx for the video and inspiration!
Hi there if i had a Tiagra 4600 RD do you think i could use a 9 speed MTB flatbar shifter with it?
+Phat Meow I'm not sure if that will work. I think it will the other way around. Mtb 9 speed derailleur and a 10 speed road shifter
I have that exact same bike frame haha
I kind of miss that bike. Wish I had it still might put flat bars and XTR 11 speed on my allez sprint to piss people off
What fork did you use?
The stock one on the Madone 2.1
will the chain drop？
Not sure on crank. But the chain did drop when I switched to sram derailleur but I put a 44t narrow wide chainring on and it stopped it
Need to go single speed now
No
760 mil handlebars? Don’t you feel they’re a little too wide? Unless you’re looking for a ton of leverage, but out on the road you turn by leaning more than you do with handlebars, no?
For sure. I just got used to it. Felt weird at first
Lol
😂
One bye are definitely the way forward no Fucking about with front shifting
For sure. None of my bikes have front shifters anymore. They are awful.
damn love it. ill be doing the same
Nice . If change tire to 38 can be a Hybrid Gravel ,,🚴🚴
28 is the largest that fits behind the seat tube
This conversion is SICK! I want to do this with my Cannondale
Do it
11-36 isn't uncommon on a road bike. I did a 11-36 with compact crank on my 2008 Cervelo R3 a couple years ago to keep from killing my knees in WV where I live. I've also run a 11-32 with compact on my Venge which I converted to a TT bike. It was cheaper then buying a actual TT bike for the limited amount of Triathlons that I do each year.
My road bike is so fast but I’m from Mountain Bikes this I have to try.
That was my thought