Trek 830 - A touring prospect
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That's good to know, thanks.
I went ebay watching as soon as I started work on the Trek and at the time B15's seemed to be going at a sensible price, say £35 to £45. The couple that I bid on and a few more I watched went much higher, and as I can get a brand new titanium Spa Nidd for £75 I am pretty much heading in that direction.
xerxes":2g1ouq1i said:
That's good to know, thanks.
I went ebay watching as soon as I started work on the Trek and at the time B15's seemed to be going at a sensible price, say £35 to £45. The couple that I bid on and a few more I watched went much higher, and as I can get a brand new titanium Spa Nidd for £75 I am pretty much heading in that direction.
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After suffering the coughing lurgi all over Christmas, I finally managed to get out on the Trek today.
25 miles of mixed roads, with a little tiny bit of the Strawberry Line thrown in and it was all very good. I like the handling, the brakes bedded in as the ride went on, although I may well fit new front pads, the standard shifters and mechs worked perfectly and easily coped with the new bigger cassette. I will try different angles on the saddle; a nice Wrights that I got for sensible money, as at the start of the ride it felt fine, by the end I could definitely feel the rivets.
Gearing is excellent and even up some sensible climbs I didn't use the granny ring, or even the lowest gears in the middle, so that bodes well.
Next jobs then are to fit mudguards and racks.
After suffering the coughing lurgi all over Christmas, I finally managed to get out on the Trek today.
25 miles of mixed roads, with a little tiny bit of the Strawberry Line thrown in and it was all very good. I like the handling, the brakes bedded in as the ride went on, although I may well fit new front pads, the standard shifters and mechs worked perfectly and easily coped with the new bigger cassette. I will try different angles on the saddle; a nice Wrights that I got for sensible money, as at the start of the ride it felt fine, by the end I could definitely feel the rivets.
Gearing is excellent and even up some sensible climbs I didn't use the granny ring, or even the lowest gears in the middle, so that bodes well.
Next jobs then are to fit mudguards and racks.
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I would fit a cable hanger to the headset - that would leave you with more adjustment for the stem or its replacement (as it looks a little close to the safety mark!)
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The stem is pretty much on the minimum insertion mark as I wanted to see if the height would be OK without spending money on a new stem.
I have a few cable hangers pretty much the same as those in the draw, so I could easily make a change.. truth is it never occurred to me, I just sprayed the stem, put a new brake cable inner in the original outer and screwed the whole thing back together.
The stem is pretty much on the minimum insertion mark as I wanted to see if the height would be OK without spending money on a new stem.
I have a few cable hangers pretty much the same as those in the draw, so I could easily make a change.. truth is it never occurred to me, I just sprayed the stem, put a new brake cable inner in the original outer and screwed the whole thing back together.
