Rebuilding a 2001 moots YBB-SL 26er I found rotting away in my uncle’s shed (not even joking!). Put on a carbon fork and a disk tab. Probably going to cut a hole somewhere for an internal dropper. I want to make a fun fire lane shredder, but I want to know what would y’all do with this? Came here for bad ideas.
by jwzim
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In the spirit of xbiking you should put a cork where the elastomer was on the seat stay.
With 2 brake mounts you could do a tandem brake set up and run double rear brakes set one up with a lever like normal and the second to a friction shifter for a drag brake. 🤷♂️
Drop-bar tracklocross.
No elastomer.
What is the gap between the seat tube and seat stay for?
someone’s riding the tour divide with a moots 26” with some sick mods Id check it out for inspo
Mount a Hite-Rite between the seat tube and the seat stays
did you weld the disc tab yourself? i have a 90s single speed Moots RigorMootis that im tempted to update
Make it into a coffee table!
I first thought the rear stay gap was occupied by a weird white elastomer, then zoomed in and noticed there was.. NO elastomer lol. Do they even make replacements anymore?
If I may, a second submission:
Build it up as a period correct XC race sled and take it down a current XCO course.
Bonus points if that corse is Mont St.Anne.
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Beach cruiser. Fat whitewall slicks. High and wide flared bars. And a cushy 10lb springy saddle as wide as a Lazy boy recliner.
If you want bad ideas, add axle pegs, top tube platform and a potts mod to make it a sick freestyler.
Wrap it with multi colored electrical tape, do some patterns etc.
Cut the other tubes so it matches the rear.
ride as is
put a saddle on the steerer tube and handlebars on the seat tube
Surf board rack
Tall bike.
Fixed gear freestyle
Sell me the fork and then chop the frame up and make a wind chime.
Spray can paintjob!
Put a dual wheel setup in rear- XBikeTrike
Bike stool
Disk wheel on the back, deep dish on the front, 28mm Continental GP5000 tan wall tires, drop handlebars with time trial bars. Fill the gap with a tennisball.
List it on marketplace for $5500 cause you know what you got
Bunny hops until they chainstays crack
Swap over a triple crown downhill 29er fork and make it a 29/26 mega mullet.
Toss a C-battery where that elastomer was to add some rigidity to the rear end.
E-bike conversion for the rear wheel.
Baskets front and back for camping.
Kickstand.
Gravel bike!
Here’s my conversion of a Merlin MTB:
[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ps5StXPQS8N3gv4DY28UJgzZzSHVnBYK](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ps5StXPQS8N3gv4DY28UJgzZzSHVnBYK)
I also want to drill a hole in a ‘99 aluminum trek for a dropper. Does anyone have any tips/places that this would be possible that wouldn’t destroy the frame or significantly decrease its life? I want the frame to keep kicking as long as possible given I just replaced about 70% of the parts on it.
Spinergys and a recalled Syncros stem
dildo for a saddle definitely.
Turn the fork the other side.
Cut other tubes in same way and machine up some hardwood inserts so you have a alu/steel wood hybrid bike
Tall bike
I’d put the fattest tires possible on it, and then probably ride it on remote OHV trails with an irresponsible amount of camping gear and hallucinogens strapped to it.
Send it to me