Mountain>road bike wheel change

JoshJ1

Hey guys, nice to meet you all! First post...

Havn't ridden for ages. Dont have a lot to spend at the minute but need something to get around on & possibly take off roading now & again.

Would it be an easy task to buy something like this:
http://goo.gl/ULM6U

and change the wheels to make it something more like the following, for easy road riding:
http://goo.gl/hek2T


Many thanks,
J

t4tomo

wheels are different sizes 26" on a MTB 700ccon a road bike. You can get 26" slick tyres though which is your best bet for converting MTB for road use.

jomoj

yes you could just change the tyres to something narrower with a smoother tread for road riding, a pair of wheels to swap would probably cost you more than the bike. One slightly off topic bit of advice, if your budget is limited then you'll get better value for money buying something older but better second hand.

JoshJ1

jomoj wrote:

yes you could just change the tyres to something narrower with a smoother tread for road riding, a pair of wheels to swap would probably cost you more than the bike. One slightly off topic bit of advice, if your budget is limited then you'll get better value for money buying something older but better second hand.

Thanks a lot for the advise - wheres the best place to look for 2nd hand bikes?
j

Anonymous

Ebay, gumtree, the classifieds here, classifieds on other forums?

JoshJ1

coriordan wrote:

Ebay, gumtree, the classifieds here, classifieds on other forums?

thanks..

JoshJ1

JoshJ1 wrote:

coriordan wrote:

Ebay, gumtree, the classifieds here, classifieds on other forums?

thanks..

Also.. is it possible to put a front suspension fork on this bike at a later stage?:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Activ-Raleigh-F ... 113&sr=1-2

Ouija

No. Two reasons.

One) The frame isn't corrected for suspension forks, but a short rigid fork.

Frames designed for suspension forks have a noticeable upslope to the front tubing of the frame, designed to place the headtube a specific height higher up when a suspension fork of the correct length is used (so the tube is designed to sit either 80, 100,120,140mm higher than normal, allowing for a corresponding 80,100,120,140mm travel suspension fork to be fitted).

Putting a suspension fork on a frame not designed for it simply raises the front of the bike up and the headtube angle gets altered so that the fork sticks out forwards (like a Harley Davidson chopper). This makes the bike rather difficult and odd to steer (turning the bars doesn't seem to want to turn the bike as much as your used too) and also puts extra stress on the forks so that they don't want to depress properly.

You might possibly be able to get away with a really old suspension fork with a small amount of travel (60mm, for example). These are not very good or tend to be worth the effort.

Two) Most suspension forks are designed for modern 'Ahead' systems.

The headset on that bike looks like an old 'Quill' system. While some suspension forks for hybrids can be made to works with that style of headset, these, once again, set the headtube very far away from the ground so your back in Harley Davidson territory again.

JoshJ1

ok.. thanks a lot