After finall figuring out the U-Break problem and fighting a reall badly bent rear-wheel (still not remotely true), its now time to make it fit me somehow.
XT Cantis in the front and dia-compe 996 in the rear work fine so far.
Im stretched too far by about 4-5cm, hopefully rising the stem will work, goal was to keep the original stem somehow.
Shifters were dremeld' to fit the cheap dropbars, might change them up in the future, works surprisingly well though.
But they are positioned a bit annoying when holding the bars there obviously.
by plungerism
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that stem would be ideal for swept back handlebars
What size is this? There’s a frame for sale near me for pretty cheap and I think it’s beautiful but looks too big.
Point blank, yes, the stem is too long for drops. BUT, you are doing it right by riding without wrapping at first to dial them in! In my opinion, since you already resized the shifters, you might as well get a short stem and ditch the matching one.
Also, to shorten the reach by a cm or so you should rotate the bars down and raise the hoods up. The picture below is similar to your shape. All bars and hoods are different so keep them unwrapped until you have a good 30 miles in, tools on board for micro-adjustments during the ride!
https://preview.redd.it/kvnqnwkyq7ce1.jpeg?width=1445&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb851295200199f58d19ffef66463c000a01cc81
Yup need a shorter stem or smaller frame. Older mtbs already have longer top tubes so the geometry weren’t ideal for drop bars which only makes the reach worse.
Nitto dirt drop or the origin 8 knockoff would put those bars where you want them
Could paint it i guess to match th look
This frame is so gorgeous I literally gasped. Jealous you’re getting to build on it, in a good way 🙂
Ist das auf der A49 Baustelle?
If anyone has one of these old Italian atb/MTBs and want to sell your frame hit my DMs. I love these things.