Thank you for this video. I've been looking for an affordable road bike for months. I was gifted an older Giant (fcr) hybrid that I had almost forgotten about. I think I'll convert it now if I can find the parts.

YESSIR, HAVE QUESTIONS..

That couple right at the end couldn't have taken up more space!

Did you have to replace the stem or goose neck for the handle bars going from flat to drop?

The minis are so much better (depending on the size of your head/neck), as you can easily cover them up with a buff. Whereas the standard ones stick out too much, thus making it difficult to have the buff properly covering the back of your neck. My head/neck isn't that small, yet the mini suits me much better. It even stays on your head more securely.

I have a Trek Dual Sport 2 with the front suspension and disc brakes. I have been curious about doing the same conversion to drop bars and making it a sort of "gravel bike" as I prefer road bike handlebars now. On the other hand I also want a bike that I could hook up to a trainer like a Wahoo Kickr Snap on a semi-permanent basis so my main road bike can be dedicated to rides. Alternatively I could pick up an old Cannondale road bike or something for trainer duty.

This is so helpful! Thanks for creating and uploading :)

If you want to ruin your freebody bearings, hub bearings and BB bearings this is how you do it. You see all that degreaser fluid dripping off the chain and pulley wheels? Well guess what, it is also going dribbling from your cassette and straight into your rear axle bearings. Then it dribbles from the front chain rings down your crank spider and into your BB bearings. BINGO you just wrecked your bearings. I'm a professional mechanic with over 40 years experience and it makes me sick to see people thinking they are doing the right thing using those chain cleaners, when in fact they are wrecking their bikes! I get to see the sad results all the time. So if you want to clean your drive train, you need to remove your cassette off your wheel and chain off your bike, and then use MUC-OFF in a small tub to clean your drive train. Never ever let any type of solvent or degreaser come in contact with your bike. Believe me, I have a graveyard of ruined bearings and free-bodies to prove it.

Just curious, do you have a parts list written out for your bike? I would love to convert mine since i am cheap and dont have the space for a second bike

Can i have the list what to buy?

Hi.. I have enjoyed watching your video however I am confused because the company said it does not work with the mini 4K but it is basically the same drone as the mini 2

doing the same thing. did you run all new housings to account for any cable length difference from flat to drops?

Great review ! Can you please tell me what are the better for you speaking of the lenses ? Because I’m considering now which one to buy…. Ride mostly the day in versatile conditions , mostly sunny sun/cloud as well … sometimes in the Forrest as well

As a first step to whole cleaning process I would try to use some brush to remove a dirt and sand from it to not use whole bottle to clean the chain. After that I would start to clean a chain with this tool because this liquid is mainly for remove old grease etc. Anyway its a useful video. High five 😀

I just received a Micronew 3x7 STI shifter set, and so far I'm disappointed. The right 7x shifter only double shifts on the third long press. And the left 3x shifter has four positions; 3 clicks on the long lever press, and 2 clicks (a small click and a BIG click) on the short lever press. Putting these on a bike seems like a pure waste of time. Hoping I can get a refund.

What stem did you buy?

Hlo sir, i m from india, i ordered ‘prizm field’ which is totally in red shade from USA, but unfortunately i received ‘prizm road’ because it has yellowish shade on the edges. How can i get help for that 😢. I ordered customized one.. I am very disappointed as i paid full money in advance.

What video overlays do you use now? is there any free alternative? I have the Insta 360, Garmin 520 computer & I edit on my Macbook, what do u advice I use to get video overlays without paying? I've tried the Virb edit but, after importing my GPX file, I get a white blank screen.

I used to make this bike route on a regular basis. Great video.

Great video! Helped me a lot, thanks!

What is the trickiest part about the conversion?

can you makes a tips for road biking video?

I was thinking about doing this with my dual sport 3

how different would this mod be for other similar hybrids? (giant escape, etc)

You might be able to tweak the front derailleur to avoid the interference when you’re cross chaining. (Or just avoid cross-chaining:)). I’m thinking of doing this conversion with my specialized Sirrus. Wondering how the fit will change, though.

Awesome video! I've watched it multiple times because I plan to do a similar conversion to my Giant Escape 3 disc. Since the gear set up is 3x7, were the brifters easy to set up and change gears?

This is a good app beaware the find the drone will not beep or flash like dji fly app does

@repikfitnesslifestyle7605 is VIRB Edit still working for you on a Mac? I keep getting “There was an error playing this video” when I import mp4 files from GoPro. I also can't see the map anymore from FIT or GPX files.

I have a question about the original bars. I’m considering an FX 3 and I’m wondering if you’re able to raise the bar height on stock bars? I test rode one and liked it but think if the bars were a few inches higher id be better off. Thanks.

Thanks for the review @repikfitnesslifestyle7605 Can I ask whether you tried listening to spoken podcasts while riding on the road? Sometimes music is fine but for longer rides I would like to listen to podcasts, but curious whether you'd be able to follow a conversation while riding on roads that may have some background noise from cars passing you, in either direction.

How much weights as a drop bar conversion?

Just one question Is a 11.73kgrms as urban So how weights after a road bike conversion ?

do you have a speed test with this bike and upgrades? max speed?

How did you route the brake cables?

thanks for this, very informative. going to go try it now out on a frozen lake

Finally a video where a dirty chain is cleaned and not an already clean chain. 💪

Did you have problems with numb hands with the stock bars? I get numb hands after 40 minutes of riding - wondering if drop bars would help.

***Pretty good, cost is not bad either.

Quick, dirty and clean instructions. Thanks

Where's the video on how to install the drop bars on the fx bike?

Thank you so much for this great review! This was exactly what I was looking for :)

Franken bike 😂. Nice conversion! The Trek FXs are nice affordable bikes made for customizing/upgrading.

Great video, thanks! I pulled out mu Air 1 yesterday and while it followed ok there were some course/framing issues. I must admit I'd forgotten about all the settings, your video makes them very clear. Will try again next week. I can't remember if Litchi can do Follow with just the phone connected to the Air 1, that would make it a much more convenient setup.

Can we get some links to the drop bar conversion? I would love to replicate what you got goin on there thanks!

I'm thinking of doing this with my 2021 Trek Dual sport 4 But I would need to find hydraulic brake kit.

Which app is better? Litchy or the Dji fly? My mini 2 coming next week 1st drone ever😊 which app do you recommend for an absolute beginner? Thx

I have the fx5 carbon and I’m hooked I bought the bike before I knew much of anything about cycling and just started riding it a year after owning it daily and man on man my quads look amazing and I’m just looking to convert this one vs letting it sit around because I’m getting the domane.

This video is timely to my decision to make my MTB Bike GT TRAFFIC 4.0 Altus 3X8 shifters and F&RD to make it Hybrid Upgrade as Gravel Bike. I bought as well Drop Bar, microNew Shifters STI 3X10 speed. Rear Derailleur 10-11 Speed Shimano Deore, Sprockets Shimano Deore 10 speed 46 Teeth, 10 Speed chain length KMC and 104 BOD crank Hollow-tech. Today I will assemble these parts od Hybrid. I hope it will works and doing fine!

Great to have all those settings. But in real life it is much easier to use to sticks to set distance, height, angle of the follow-me mode.

Got the same bike gifted to me from a good friend that moved. I have been riding my single speed peogeout but I want to put drop bars on the fx1 also for longer rides, looks dope. Subscribe