Help me - newbie

I currantly own a trek 1200 and have been riding for about 4months now.
As for my tech knowledge of bikes it's pretty poor. I have had an old
mountain bike donated to me by my brother and am wondering if it's in
anyway atall to put drop handle bars on there or horns with earobars as
I will be time trialing in triathlons too. Also will the frame fit road
wheels or will I be stuck with big fat nobblies? I have hear of people
converting hybrids and that I can understand as they are closer in many
ways but can you do this with an old mountain bike frame on the cheap. I
would also be considering moving some of my existing bike parts over
just to keep it as a winter trainer.

All help appreciated.

Thanks


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ianhargreaves

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ianhargreaves wrote:
I currantly own a trek 1200 and have been riding for about 4months now.
As for my tech knowledge of bikes it's pretty poor. I have had an old
mountain bike donated to me by my brother and am wondering if it's in
anyway atall to put drop handle bars on there or horns with earobars

You can put a road handlebar on a MTB, but you'll need new shift/brake
levers, etc. Maybe a new front derailleur, too. I don't know if road
brake levers will have enough pull for MTB brakes.

Also will the frame fit road
wheels or will I be stuck with big fat nobblies?

You can get road tires for MTB rims. You can probably also use 650 wheels
on the MTB (but not 700C wheels).

Why not just use your Trek in your triathalon? The Trek should have
a lighter, more responsive frame and fork for road racing. Just lower
the stem and add some clip-on aero bars.