Hi again! Time for my Trek 9700!

BreakawayPaul

Retro Newbie
Just got it put back together tonight!

The original Alivio crank and square taper bb are gone (the bb seized) in favor of a new SLX crank. Everything else is pretty much the same, sans the fork (the original Rock Shock Indy SL got pretty sticky), which I replaced with an 04 Manitou Black.

Going to take it out this weekend and see how it holds up!









In other news, I think I may have found someone who can fix my AlpineStars Al-Mega. I'll post an update once I know more.
 
BreakawayPaul":15i30v2x said:
Just got it put back together tonight!

The original Alivio crank and square taper bb are gone (the bb seized) in favor of a new SLX crank. Everything else is pretty much the same, sans the fork (the original Rock Shock Indy SL got pretty sticky), which I replaced with an 04 Manitou Black.

Going to take it out this weekend and see how it holds up!

In other news, I think I may have found someone who can fix my AlpineStars Al-Mega. I'll post an update once I know more.

That's looking very good, the two changes/upgrages should make it more useable :D
 
Thanks everyone.

I took it out today to our mountain biking park, and after a few adjustments (brake reach and saddle height) I was able to put in some really good laps. Definitely faster than my FS Jamis, as evident from my Garmin Edge 305 (which I keep in my camelback). My average went from 8.0 to 8.4. I know it doesn't sound like much, but it's a pretty challenging course, so I think the .4 was a pretty good improvement, especially considering that I did an extra lap (6-ish miles) bringing my total up to 23.5 miles for the ride. Max grade (according to the Garmin) is 41.2%.

I think it's pretty much the way I'm going to leave it. I might swap out the seatpost, as this Performance store brand seems to have an auto-tilt function (no matter how much I tighten it) that I'm not too crazy about. I also wouldn't mind a bit more set-back, as I have the seat slid all the way back on the rails.
 
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