Will you buy or build a drop-bar mountain bike?

Close-up view of a bicycle's handlebars, featuring black tape and brake levers, with a digital display mounted in the center. The bike has orange forks and a textured tire, positioned on a gravel surface. — File photo: Dylan Johnson

The idea of putting drop bars on a mountain bike isn???t new, but with many of the latest ???gravel bikes??? speccing mountain bike forks and tires, many riders are giving the concept a fresh look. How many riders? That???s what we???d like to know!

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bike? or mountain

Will you build or buy a drop-bar mountain bike?

I already own one
I???m thinking about building one
I???m thinking about buying one
I have no interest in riding a drop-bar mountain bike

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Tell us why you think putting drop bars on a mountain bike is a good or bad idea in the comments below.

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