Thinking of converting my lads (unused) pink scandal into a bit of a crosser with drop bars, skinny cross tyres and maybe single speed as well . any done a similar thing ? … pics would be good as well 😀

Works fine. Also gives you the ‘monster cross’ option i.e. rigid, drop bars and fat tyres.

I did it with an old Kona and put on one midge splayed drops on which are great fun.

kind of – but not quite. Have put Cowbell drop bars, and skinny-ish slick tyres – on an old Stumpjumper M2. Oh, and a fixed gear.. Use it typically for training type blasts although have been on 70 mile + trips as well..

I used my Ti pipedream as a flatbar cross bike with 700c disc wheels & cross tyres ( yes they were livid 😉 ) it was ace apart from the flexy BB, so much so I may build it again as a SS after retiring the frame a while back.
I think your only problem maybe you finging it a bit short in the TT.

Cheers.

flatbar cross bike

Round these parts we call that a hybrid. 😉

Call it what you like, no skin off my nose 😉

Andy Wilkinson’s mountain bike seems quite fast, 541 miles in 24 hours, 318 miles in 12 hours and countless other TT course records. After all it’s not about the bike Here

Proper one bike to rule them all!

Would like to see it in MTB mode.

Saw a 29er Inbred done out as a monster crosser and it looked the business. I guess 700c wheels are an advantage but there’s no reason why it wouldn’t work on a Scandal – they’re light and quick as they are!