I wanted a geared bike with upright bars because I wasn't sure about putting a baby seat on a brakeless fixed gear bike. Turns out my wife's hardtail mtb is way better suited for the baby seat so now I have an awesome geared daily driver (and somewhat period correct) and my knees love me again.
Frame:
1992 Trek 400 (lugged True Temper RC2)
Fork/Headset:
Stock Cr-Mo fork / Shimano 105 headset
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Shimano 600 tricolor / UN55
Pedals:
MKS GR-9
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Shimano 8-spd 13-26, 42t up front
Derailleurs/Shifters:
Shimano 600
Saddle/Seatpost:
Concor Light / Shimano 600
Brakes:
Shimano 600 dual-pivot / VO City levers
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic Open SUP CD / Campy Chorus / Pasela TG 28mm
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic Open SUP CD / Shimano 600 / Pasela TG 32mm
More Info:
Originally built as a beater lockup bike but honestly, after building this from the frame up i'd be devastated if this got stolen.
Added by preplove. Last updated about 9 years ago.
As of about 9 years ago, preplove has indicated that they no longer own this bike.
15 Comments
nice roadie. done with class..
Posted over 11 years ago
I agree. Great style. But be careful, it will be grabbed by the BIG HAND :)
Posted about 11 years ago
LOL at thr knees comment. But does she mind being the kid taxi? Very nice build. These Treks are a secret jewel hiding behind the CF wonders.
Posted over 11 years ago
Thanks! Actually she's only 2 inches shorter than I so we can just switch bikes after some minor adjustments if we want to.
Posted over 11 years ago
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pedwa41 says:
Hi, I was wondering what specific chainring you're using as I have a 600 tricolour bike that I was going to convert to 1x8.
Posted over 7 years ago
preplove says:
Hi! I haven't had this bike for a while, but I used the 42t ring that came with the crankset (it was originally 42/50). I ended up removing 1 link on the 8-speed chain to tighten up the slight slack.
Posted over 7 years ago