Ladies and Gentlemen, Damen und Herren,
from what was once
an inarticulate mass of lifeless tissues,
may I now present
a cultured, sophisticated
Trek about town, this is my 1993 Taiwanese made 700 Multitrack (per the SS).
All I ever see here is newer bikes. They're cool and I'd love one but this is what I've got.
I live in the third world now and the roads are just holes with some pavement between them. Some are gravel between the holes.
Lotta holes, see.
Anyway, took everything but the BB apart (didn't have the tool) and cleaned/lubricated.
Replaced the Gripshift shifters (broken internally) with Amazon Microshifts, cables included. Replaced the seat and added a couple zipties to the backside so I could attach the clip of a taillight. It's removable in case I need to lock it up somewhere. The brown Maratac bag has molle attachment straps on the rack and a shoulder strap inside. Carries extra stuff and straps, but can easily come off when locking up. The black bag under the seat is a Walmart waistpack, sans the straps, and unbuckles just as easily.
The Kryptonite lock and cable will go through the front tire and seat bars when locking the back tire to a rack. Everything else comes off and goes in the bag.
Inner tube straps on the rack makes a nice stretchy place to attach stuff.
Oh, and I made the fenders with a sheet of black plastic that came on a pallet as a base for something.
Dished my rims with zip ties on the fork/chainstay and I left them on for future use. (Did I mention the holey roads?)
The front tire is an original Bontreager. Had to replace the rear. Too thin and holey.
The brake pads are original and very hard.
Ordered Presta valved tubes but the adapter didn't get included with the order so I had to make one with a cone attachment that came with my wife's car's tire pump. Left it on the stem because they're not used here.
Also worth noting….the threaded fork threads got stripped out by the top nut holding the bearings in. Had to take it off and turn that chrome locknut down tight in it's place. I have to take it easy on it now and desperately need a new threaded 1 inch fork.
Gets me where I need to go despite bad roads, old age, and lots of hills in this small Central American town.
by Invasive-farmer