Have you ever converted a mountain bike?

Some old mountain bikes don’t die, they just get converted. For example, you could turn your short-travel XC bike into a long-travel enduro ripper (risky) or use a built-in flip chip to turn your 29er into a mixed-wheel bike. To be clear, converting a bike is more involved (and more transformative!) than making upgrades like swapping tires or adding gears, and this survey is focused on the former.

Have you ever modified your bike in one of the following ways?

• Matched wheels -> mixed wheels
• Increased / decreased front travel
• Increased / decreased rear travel
• Used a flip chip to modify geometry
• Changed wheel size (matched)
• Swapped linkage to modify kinematics
• Converted mountain bike to gravel bike
• Another major modification I’ll explain in the comments

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Tell us why you decided to convert your bike — and why, and how — in the comments below.

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