Bike Conversion Question - Boardman content

Steve_b77

Would it be possible to convert my Boardman Hybrid from a flat barred disc sporting commuter esque bike to a caliper braked drop barred road type affair?

The wheel side is easy as the frame has mounts for caliper brakes.

Would the bike be too long to put a set of drops on it, the effective top tube of my medium is 59cm. As a MTB'er the sizing suits me fine, woudl it be a case of trying different sized stems or is this a no go to begin with?

How much weight would you save as a guestimate going from disc brakes to caliper brakes.

Is it really worth it, or am I just trying to create a false economy?

John.T

Unless you are very tall that would be a long TT for a drop bar frame. I am 5' 11" and ride with a 55.5cm TT and either 110 or 120m mm stems.
You would save some weight at the expence of braking performance but the whole exercise would cost quite a bit and would still be very much a compromise. You would need bars, stem, brakes and STIs plus bar tape and no doubt a few other items I can not think of atm. Even going for budget items you will not have much change from £250. Ebay could save a bit here.

maddog 2

how tall are you?

amaferanga

From the Boardman site it looks like there's about 3.5cm difference in the effective top tube length of the hybrid compared to the medium road version. I guess if you got some short reach bars and a shorter stem you could compensate, but the cost effective option would probably be to sell what you have and buy a road bike.

skyd0g

amaferanga wrote:

From the Boardman site it looks like there's about 3.5cm difference in the effective top tube length of the hybrid compared to the medium road version. I guess if you got some short reach bars and a shorter stem you could compensate, but the cost effective option would probably be to sell what you have and buy a road bike.

+1
The easier (and possibly cheaper) route to take. IMHO