1993 Trek 8300 Composite
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andyfloyd82
Retro Guru
Pics or it didn't happen
*finally*.. after being put on the back burner over and over, I got this thing built up! Exactly 24 lbs as pictured
I took it for a spin off road and it performed really well. I put on some nice folding tires with knobbies I had laying around and I didnt notice any significant difference between that and a steel bike. The suntour drivetrain i could live without though.. Shimano Hyperglide definitely kicks the pants out of accushift. I'm considering putting a centerion pulley wheel from a shimano RD on the Suntour RD so that it's not as finicky. Plus once in a while I would get unexpected shifts.. hopefully the cassette isn't worn out cause it's not easy to find replacements
I took it for a spin off road and it performed really well. I put on some nice folding tires with knobbies I had laying around and I didnt notice any significant difference between that and a steel bike. The suntour drivetrain i could live without though.. Shimano Hyperglide definitely kicks the pants out of accushift. I'm considering putting a centerion pulley wheel from a shimano RD on the Suntour RD so that it's not as finicky. Plus once in a while I would get unexpected shifts.. hopefully the cassette isn't worn out cause it's not easy to find replacements
aguycalled80
Retro Guru
That looks really good all cleaned up.
Is that an 8 speed cassette? I just happen to have one.
Is that an 8 speed cassette? I just happen to have one.
Centeron pulley won't fit, I tried that but the bolt is bigger. I added a washer that was about 1mm thick the same diameter as the pulley bush to give the float on mine, but on the other bike the biggest difference was not using suntour hubs as I swapped for xt and a hyperglide cassette which gives a much cleaner shift.
Carl
Carl
