Mountain to Cross Frankenbike?

[SadieKate]

50 bucks will get you a pair of Dia Compe 287 levers that will work with your V-brakes.

http://www.speedgoat.com/product.asp...=30&part=39164

OR

for 15 bucks (a piece I think) will get you Problem Solvers Travel Agents.

http://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...vel+Agent.aspx

All kinds of Problem Solver Products here.
http://www.speedgoat.com/results.asp

[wavedancer]

Dianne, thanks for the info from Sheldon Brown.

We have hooked up the road levers and V-brakes, but I haven't tried them out yet. I will be adding "Travel agents" which should take care of the short pull lever/direct pull V-brake mismatch. Those won't be in until later this week, but I plan to give it a little test ride (not downhill ) tomorrow.

We have also gone with the 34T road crank, removing the outer ring. I found someone who makes chain guards for $14 shipped BBG Bash guard, and will be putting one of them on the outside, with a Third Eye inner chain guard. We left the mountain derailleur and cassette and they seem to work OK with the 105 shifters.

I decided to go with an aluminum rigid fork from Spicer Cycles.

When it's all together I will post some photos. This is really a fun project! Hope I like how he (Frank) rides!