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    I swapped the handlebars on my bike to drop handlebars

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    2. reesim06 on

      Your forks are on backwards….. Thing probably rides like a dog compared to how it should!

    3. walton_jonez on

      „I have one kickstand but what if I mounted the remains of another broken kickstand to my bike? Would that distract people from the backwards fork?“

    6. Ok_Fall_9569 on

      Needs more zip ties. And also, as pointed out, your forks are backwards.

    7. Horror-Raisin-877 on

      Tape instead of string might work better to mount the front fender. There’s a roll of masking tape there on the counter you could use.

    9. digitalbladesreddit on

      I commend you for your effort, you clearly have not tried Drop Bars in the City and living the Adventure. Have fun and enjoy your build. I personally slapped flat tires and click pedals on my MTB and now I am racing them roadies. Flat bars are far more stable and controllable, while drop bars are for speed. If you are not gonna use the drops as drops. Don’t worry, neither do most road cyclist. But still Flat bars win in traffic and commuting for me. Make sure you upgrade to flat road tires instead of MTB tires. Tire profile wins you more speed then aero dynamics 🙂

    13. ganandoor56 on

      Please, please, please post this on r/BicyclingCirclejerk . I am sure they will love your bice!

    15. Odd-Attention-2127 on

      Glad you corrected the front fork. But I thought a t-bar and cabling couldn’t be swapped for a drop bar configuration? Or, was it just not worth the expense? I can’t remember now.

    16. plagymus on

      Good job, looks like a lot of work. Will be quite faster especially w the tires. Fix that front mudguard situation tho haha

    17. smw0010 on

      I was looking at all the quirky accessories when I noticed your rear skewer is on the wrong side then I noticed your entire fork is backwards. How do you ride this thing?

    18. foraday on

      Good on you for working on the bike and showing it to the world. Bikes are one of the few easier things to work in the world since its mechanicals are out in the open. In the future there are plenty of resources one can read or watch if you’ve got trouble with fine tuning anything. Normally I’d defend this sub as some light ribbing, but even the guy pointing out the remnants of the old kickstand was an absolute ass about it. No wonder no one wants to participate in the socials of this sport. As a mechanic, hilarious mistakes and the zip tie situation has me in stitches (or zips), but good effort. You might take your final product by a shop to make sure things are tightened properly (a safety check) to make sure you won’t have issues down the line.

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