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 almost 10 years ago.
As of almost 10 years ago, preplove has indicated that they no longer own this bike.
15 Comments
nice roadie. done with class..
Posted about 12 years ago
I agree. Great style. But be careful, it will be grabbed by the BIG HAND :)
Posted almost 12 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 about 12 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 about 12 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 about 8 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 about 8 years ago