Cheap Trek

[Captain Stupido]

This has fallen into my lap twice now. After being given it by a friend a few years back I serviced it and passed it on it to my father in law who rode it regularly until an accident (and old age) put him off.

It's now in need of a major service. Chain and cassette are worn out.

Plan a is to give it a good clean, full service inc chain/cassette, and flip it for maximum £.

Plan b is to sell it quick, cheap, as is.

Plan c is to attempt some upgrades. Put it on a diet, fork upgrade, and "modern" 1x drivetrain. I'm intrigued about the potential of this sort of cheap late generation basic alloy hard tail 26er... I mean by comparison with a modern bike it's dated, components are obviously basic, but is there actually anything wrong with the frame? By late 90s standards the geometry and spec look fine - I wonder if with some love (and by retro standards) it could be a decent, fun bike?

Welcome your thoughts. Will give it a clean once i've done the washing up.

 

[greencat]

I was gifted an early 2000s 7000 series Trek a couple of years back. Scabby condition but good solid workhorse bike. But that's true of any bike with decent rather than debased name. I've seen similar Treks to ours used in by people doing long tours.

Personally, I'd flip it unless you need a nothing special but decent bike kicking around the place for shopping/pub etc trips. Otherwise you could well be putting more money and time into it than you will get back/it deserves.

 

[Captain Stupido]

I was gifted an early 2000s 7000 series Trek a couple of years back. Scabby condition but good solid workhorse bike. But that's true of any bike with decent rather than debased name. I've seen similar Treks to ours used in by people doing long tours.

Personally, I'd flip it unless you need a nothing special but decent bike kicking around the place for shopping/pub etc trips. Otherwise you could well be putting more money and time into it than you will get back/it deserves.

Yep probably sensible advice. Not too bothered about getting my money back - it's more a case of whether the upgraded bike would repay me in the way it rides...

 

[Captain Stupido]

Re:

Cleaned and ridden. You wouldn't know the chain is worn out - it all works absolutely perfectly!

I actually quite like it. Might show it a decent trail later in the week and see how it fares. Tempted to change the stem first as it's a bit sit up and beg in stock form...

 

[hamster]

Just flip the stem an you are good to go!

 

[Captain Stupido]

good thinkin'...

leaning towards flipping the whole thing to be honest though. i sold a bike yesterday and it felt great. can't keep them all!