It is an original Longus Comp 2000 with Tange MTB butted tubing, Deore DX and LX Components.
I rode it a few km from the man who gifted it to me, but then the front derailleur cable seized, so i put a cane in it to fix it to the center chainring, but when i lubed the chain, it would skip the teeth all the time.
So i already bought a new chain and a new middle chainring. Sadly they sent me a narrow wide one, not a normal one, can i still use it? Haven’t found any sets of 110BCD chainrings that are affordable. But what else should i put on it?
So far i have two school of thoughts:
* gravelize it with a different stem and dropbar. I have a set of RX100 STIs which would work well with the original shifter and an 8s cassette.
* romance it with a cruiser bar, leather grips and friction thumbies.
In both cases to be cool enough for xbiking, i’d probably need to get rid of the rear rack and add a front rack or basket instead.
would you paint the frame or just put plenty of coloured stickers on it to make it look more rad? I don’t think the original Longus paintjob is very charming.
Invasive-farmer on
Ride it down to the nubs, brutha
Vaultboy5132 on
You definitely need a “Schwanzus” sticker to put in front of the longus.
Former-Wish-8228 on
How does it fit? Is it a bit large or small?
padrerebelde on
You gotta ride that shit, man. Also maybe touch points and tires.
arbiTrariant on
Babe wake up new Riv just dropped
Imnothere1980 on
If it’s lugged, it’s a win 🫡
pajar0carpinter0 on
clean and regrease as many bearings as you can (headset, wheels, bb) – definitely great the seat post.
I’d put a front rack on it since you have some eyelets on the fork.
If you’re already messing with the chainrings, maybe you could put a new crankset on with a compact double rather than the triple.
All of these things sound like a touring bike… Maybe go that route?
Just some ideas. Have fun!
Plasmodium0 on
That’s a fantastic paint job, looks like a first gen Singular Peregrine. I’d say with that many components worn out it’s definitely a candidate for a complete conversion. Of the two options you gave, I would suggest gravelise if it has a (relatively) short top tube, and romance it if it’s a long boi. That way you make the most of the geometry for each type of bar.
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It is an original Longus Comp 2000 with Tange MTB butted tubing, Deore DX and LX Components.
I rode it a few km from the man who gifted it to me, but then the front derailleur cable seized, so i put a cane in it to fix it to the center chainring, but when i lubed the chain, it would skip the teeth all the time.
So i already bought a new chain and a new middle chainring. Sadly they sent me a narrow wide one, not a normal one, can i still use it? Haven’t found any sets of 110BCD chainrings that are affordable. But what else should i put on it?
So far i have two school of thoughts:
* gravelize it with a different stem and dropbar. I have a set of RX100 STIs which would work well with the original shifter and an 8s cassette.
* romance it with a cruiser bar, leather grips and friction thumbies.
In both cases to be cool enough for xbiking, i’d probably need to get rid of the rear rack and add a front rack or basket instead.
would you paint the frame or just put plenty of coloured stickers on it to make it look more rad? I don’t think the original Longus paintjob is very charming.
Ride it down to the nubs, brutha
You definitely need a “Schwanzus” sticker to put in front of the longus.
How does it fit? Is it a bit large or small?
You gotta ride that shit, man. Also maybe touch points and tires.
Babe wake up new Riv just dropped
If it’s lugged, it’s a win 🫡
clean and regrease as many bearings as you can (headset, wheels, bb) – definitely great the seat post.
I’d put a front rack on it since you have some eyelets on the fork.
If you’re already messing with the chainrings, maybe you could put a new crankset on with a compact double rather than the triple.
All of these things sound like a touring bike… Maybe go that route?
Just some ideas. Have fun!
That’s a fantastic paint job, looks like a first gen Singular Peregrine. I’d say with that many components worn out it’s definitely a candidate for a complete conversion. Of the two options you gave, I would suggest gravelise if it has a (relatively) short top tube, and romance it if it’s a long boi. That way you make the most of the geometry for each type of bar.
I like it, looks like a solid touring build!
such a beauty!!