Gravel Bike Build - Budget Hardtail Mtb conversion 

I did a build like this not so long back, using as many parts I had at home and spending as little as possible! Total build cost me about £30 or $42 super stoked with that!! 👍

Good job. We all gotta beat the industry trends. Save MTB and convert it to gravel 👍🏻🤜🏼🤛🏼

Daaaaamn!This was so cool!I was planning to do the same🤩mtb to gravel bike

I am doing this very thing later this week. Thank you for this video. SO helpful.

I wish I could do this sort of thing myself. I can barely put the rear tire back on, let alone convert my MTB to gravel! These skills u have are valuable

i did a similar build, gravel bars with 25mm rise tektro brake levers. kept 2x10 deore drive chain added microshift bar end shifters (mtb type). on my norco charger. great fun to ride.

Good looking build. 😎👍 I have a 2012 Rockhopper 29er that I painted black, put a Surly Karate Monkey fork and some Maxxis Ardent Skin walls. Next are drop bars and a new group set. Been wanting to do this for some time but I already have a road bike and just got a new hardtail 29er. Your video just made up my mind. Again...Awesome build!!!!

I've had that same model since 2014. I was going to get a new bike, but the covid shortage put that on hold. So, I have been upgrading. The frame is solid.

Please post more bike related videos. This is awesome! 👍

Awsome video mate! I did the same thing. Got a old Fuji Miracle frame. Used som old parts and bought Shimano Sora shifter. The bike is amazing! So fun to ride! Thanks again for an awsome video.

My son is planning on converting his MTB to Gravel Thanks for sharing

That's one sweet build. Mine is a budget road bike, I converted it into a gravel bike. Replacing the 29 inch wheelset to 27.5 and putting sleek tires on it.

i also have a hardrock sport frame and it is very solid frame.. i installed shimano deore groupset and brake set, rockshox fork, change the wheelset, change the handle bar to a straight bar. the performance is awesome!

Pro(ish) tip; on mechanical disc brakes, cut the brake cable with less than an inch of extra length so that it CAN"T bend right and then get caught inside the holes or slots in the rotor. I know because someone at the shop I used to work at left about three inches of extra cable. The kid who bought it apparently went over the bars multiple times in one day of riding. Needless to say we were incredibly relieved he didn't break his nose or worse. If this doesn't make sense imagine you have a brake rotor and stuck a small object into one of the holes in it as you're riding. The rotor will continue to rotate before violently stopping as that object tries to pass through the caliper.

Enlightening 👍, good idea for my MTB bike to be gravel 🙏 thanks for the video 🙏

I did this befor gravebikes were invented because I was always used to my roadbike handlebars. Jus had to experiment with the stem-lenght but It worked out really well. Viele Grüße

Nice. "26 still rocking. Same over here. I need to get rit of my tapered bb and replace it with that hollow tech myself

Did the same with my hard rock but converted it to a 29er single speed monster gravel. Gave it a copper s-works paint job too

Stellar job, it look kickass.

Nice bike..ill try that kind of setup in my 26er

Well done 👍, I have new hard tail and forks there was thinking of doing the same thing 👍

Amazing man! Very inspiring !

Nice build king

Awesome build, I‘m planning to do a conversion to my MTB aswell. I‘m just worried about the incompatibility of the STIs and mtb break calipers

F#*Kin good vid brutha! Thanks for passing the tips.

Hello there. and what is your frame size and height? did the landing become too long after the alterations?

what difference does it make if you keep the same off-road tires?

hello .. where did you buy the handlebar? ... since I need the 1x8 thanks

Nice build !!

Thinking about doing the same with my old hardtail. Can I ask where you found the bars?

It was pretty nice!

Gotta get those bikes keep up trend and functionality either Conversion and restoration.

Where did you source the shifters / handlebar from? Thanks.

Good work 👍

The end result certainly looks solid but maybe you should invest in a decent cable cutter.😉

Nice!!! Hopefully you can make a ride test and comments on this. Good job

Well done 👍🏻

why did you use additional brale shifters?

Hello. where did you buy the brake handlebar assembly?

What size chainring did you use?

Nice work sir! Subbed 👍👍👍

what brand of tires do u use and what size?

Would love an update on how it rides.

what type of shifters have u used?

Nice gravel guys

nice inner tube trick, will try

Is this increase the speed?

I have converted my MTB to drop bar with Gripshift. I used cheap TRP 341 break levers with bb7 road calipers. I am happy to answer questions if anybody is interested. With rigid fork though.

Where can I get your drop bar?

what crank/bb is that?

Try ko ito sa bike ko,pero compostable po ba sya?

What a great bike!. I did the same convention using the same brake levers but the brakes can´t break well even after a lot of adjustments, the break lever don't pull enough cable to close the disc brakes, how did you solved that?

Looks great. I'm a big fan of those Amazon/Ali Express crank/bb bundles. Light and robust. One thing though- on the NDS, is there enough crank spindle for both crank bolts to bite down on?

nice bike bro.

Very cool, how many kilograms?

Muito bom trabalho 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Привет! Нормально получилось, а вилку регидную не думаешь ставить?

Like a champ 👍

Nice conversion! Im planning to do the same thing with my old mtb. Would you have information on the drop bar and shifters you used?

Super cool

Pwde bang gawing road bike ang mtb.?? Porma?

Were the levers fully compatible with the disk brakes calipers?? Thanks?

What's the advantage of drop bars over flat /riser bars. I've never found any.

Clever guy. Always doing things by the book. It looks great also. But just do not lube cables, do not believe what others say regarding cable lubing. That is not a motorcycle clutch cable that it needs to be lubed. Regardless great work.

Тоже недавно переделал MTB в Грэвл! получилось круто!

Great video! Can you please link the crankset/bottom bracket parts you bought or list them? I have a 2014 Hardrock 29er disc and looking to go 1x. Thank you!

Is it okay to use 2x or 3x chainring when converting to gravel bike or should it really be 1x

can you say what bar exactly this one is? And is this transformation only possible with mechanic disc brakes?

me i ask you? bro i was planning to do it my rd is 9 speed so ima gonna change my crank into 2x crank and my fd are going to change but my rd is it okay?if i have 9 speed rd and im going tou use a drop bar like yours it still going to work? when you shift it?

Modifikasi sepeda smkin mju dn bnyak variann ny yg trgantung selera kta masing 2

will imitate ,reconstruct my ghost mtb 2 gravel bike thanks

Hello where did you buy this handlebars? Tks

A shorter stem is always needed for MTB to road bike conversion

Nice. I can see that not only I did it :)

i think, Using corner bars would be more budget friendly and easier to the hands coming from a flat bar.

Where did you buy the micro shift ,handle

nice videio men

Congratulations on the build! May I ask what is the cable cutter you use at 4:35 ? Thank you!

I’m currently planning to convert my mtb to a gravel bike so this was nice and very helpful. Btw when you replaced your cranks did you replace your chain as well? And do you need a rigid fork for a gravel bike or is it alright if i just leave my suspension forks on the bike?

this build is great! when watching the build i noticed you put two spacers on the drive side, is the chainline good doing that? hope its bringing you joy and keep at it this is really awesome.

Is Sti lever shifter compatible to mtb rd?

Do you have a link for the bars by any chance?

Im planning to this on my 26er mtb idk if how much will it cost and if it is worth it. Can u help me or suggest any ideas for this. Thanks

BELI DROPBAR DAN BUILD YG LAIN BELI DIMANA YA

Just came across this today. Looks nice. Would you be able to give the actual model of the drop bars? I’m sure they’re not $75 anymore lol but I don’t care. I want them! :)

How teeths does it have in chainring?

I struggle to understand how the new version is brtter compared to the previous 3x system which gave you way more gear range and was marginaly heavier.

Sooo coollll

you do not change tire right ? still 26 inch tire ? may be change 700C35 wheel is better i guess.

I'm surprised the microshift shifter works with an mtb derailleur. I just bought an 8 speed road style microshift shifter that is claimed to work with Claris which supposedly has a different cable pull. Interesting.

Nice one I also convert mine into gravel, we're a bit similar but the main difference was my views were so low compare to your gigantic audience 😂💯🦋

Hola puedes decirme qué número de frame es 26 or 29 gracias

Having the brakes not on the shifters just made me fear this thing so much

Change front fork to rigid fork, decrease weight around 2 Kilos)))

Excelente 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Where do u get a deal like that for the whole bar and levers

Can you please put the handler bar link please

Any plan to put rigid forks on it?

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