Comments on: why hasnt anyone thought of putting road racing bicycle handle bars on a mountain bike?

By: silverbullet

silverbullet — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:13:59 +0000

You could put clip-on aero bars on your MTB.

By: Ride!Urban

Ride!Urban — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:47:13 +0000

People have thought of it…..it’s just not a popular idea. If you have 31.8 handlebars right now, then you can just get some road bars with the same diameter and give ‘em a try. Otherwise, you’ll need to buy a new stem to match whatever road bars you end up with.

The frame geometry on most mountain bikes makes it to where it isn’t quite as comfy or advantageous to put drop bars on them, but there’s nothing wrong with doing it if you like it. I’ve seen a couple bikes around here running it that way. Give it a shot. )

By: w w

w w — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:10:02 +0000

it’s called a cyclo cross bike. actually more a beefier road setup, than a slimmed down MTB though. but then MTBs are designed with off-road use in mind, not on road..

edit–besides, if you change your bars, then you need to change your brake and shift levers. if those aren’t compatible, you’ll need to change brakes and derailleurs. at this point you’d be better off with a road bike, which will be lighter, and have the frame geometry to actually get down in the drops more effectively. that’s why many of us end up with more than 1 bike!