Jixr

Picked up a trek mulittrack 700 for $20, mainly because i wanted the saddle and rack that were on it.


It needs new brake systems front and rear, ( levers, cables, calipers, everything ) chain, rebuild the shifting system, new bars, and a full tear down and regrease of everyting.

basically I don't want to put any more money into it than it would be worth, and if its isn't worth it i'll just pull some parts off it and dump the rest at the local coop. ( or just convert it into a wide tire fixie )

GordoTrek

yes, especially if it's the steel variety. Those are hot at the Co-op. I've owned 3, a 700, a 750 and a 7500, 2 were stolen, 1 was traded. Very versatile bikes

3speedslow

What year is it and is it lugged?

norcalmike

Depends on what your plans are for it. Is it a flip? how's your market for the bike?
if it's a keeper and it fits you, I see no problem with dumping a few bucks into new soft parts and a fresh rebuild if you are doing it yourself. missing parts are cheap at the co op.
Just depends on you really.

Jixr

no idea on the year, its not lugged.

hokiefyd 

Depending on your market and the condition of the frame, the bike may be worth $150-200. Around my parts, nice ones sell for $200+. The 700 is the base model of the MultiTrack, so it'll have a lot of hi-ten in the frame and it should have a freewheel rear hub. Lugs would add to the value for the C&V crowd, but probably won't make any difference in the general market.

I have a '97 750 (tig-welded frame) that I just love. It's a really fun bike to ride.

What size is your frame, center-to-top?

Jixr

sticker says its a 52.5cm, which is my size.

Hudson308 

You paid twenty bucks for it with a nice Brooks? I'd say you did well! If it's your size I'd keep it as a backup/foul weather/commuter bike. They're very versatile. If you're looking for flipping fodder, these do ok in the spring around here.

jpaschall

Yeah you did very well for the price. Those bikes make nice riders. I’d try some new brake pads and an adjustment before giving up on them. It’s nicely set up for commuting as is.

Colnago Mixte

If I could only keep one bike. it would be my '95 Trek 730 Multitrack.

It can do it all, road bike to gravel bike to commuter. I wouldn't enter any local road races on it, but it's an extremely fun, extremely versatile machine.

Lots of rack mounts too, if you're into that sort of thing.

tiredhands 

What a kludge of a cockpit! The frames on these are nice and, as others said, are very versatile. The components on the baseline 700s can be pretty cheap. Can't tell from the non-driveside pic, but it might have a riveted triple crank. With that, the missing brake and shifty bits, you might be better off starting higher up on the 700 pole if you are hankering for a hybrid. But if you have a good parts bin, I think this would be a real fun weekend project.

hokiefyd 

Based on the color and the frame, I'd say it's a 1993 model. A '93 700 had a 3x6 drivetrain and weighed about 28 pounds. The '93 sales catalog says it has a "Tange cro-moly frame/tensile steel fork", though the '93 tech manual lists as a 720 upgrade a "full cro-moly frame and fork", so it could be that the 700's frame has a cro-moly main triangle with hi-ten stays, but I don't know that for sure. The drivetrain was a mix of TY (Tourney) and CT (Altus). The crankset probably is either riveted or spot-welded. The rims were 36-hole Araya PX-45.

As-is, it's probably an $80-100 bike (with air in the tubes and tires on the rims). Cleaned up and brakes sorted with some newer trigger shifters and a 7-speed freewheel, it could be a $150 bike. Highly dependent on local market, of course.

Nice buy for 20 bucks!

nesteel 

For $20, I'd take the saddle and rack and drop the rest off at the local coop with nary a feeling of regret.

Jixr

yeah after getting it home I think i'm just going to drop it off at the local co op. Its the middle of cyclocross season and i'd rather spend my play money on entry fee's than fixing up another bike.

Either wya, I got my monies worth from it.

hokiefyd 

Where are you located, and do the wheels appear to be straight and true? Please PM me if you'd entertain taking some parts off it prior to co-oping it.

dweenk

Unless you are an epicurean, that looks like a perfect beater or winter bike. My son bought one last spring at the university bike auction for $5.00. He had to buy a new rear rim, chain, and new shifters. Now he has a college bike that he built for under $100.

Someone recently cut 3 or 4 locks at a bike rack to get to a pricey bike. My son's front shifter housing was broken when they cut his lock to get to the good one - he put a hose clamp on it and it works just fine.

3speedslow

^^ My thoughts exactly, and it's red!

Jixr

well i live in the south, were the last time we had ice on the road was over 8 years ago, so 'winter bikes' aren't really thing here. ( winter is good riding sesaon really, before it gets too hot )

I just had some car troubles, so this thing will just sit for awhile since I can't really afford to put money into it right now.

After taking it home and cleaning it up a bit, it all seems to be in mechanically good shape aside from the weird bars and brakes.

Insidious C. 

Good call. I picked up a 700 last summer for $25. Some C&V'ers were planning a gravel ride that sounded like a blast and I did not have a suitable bike. So I did the gravel ride and then immediately sold the Multitrack for $25. That bike seemed to suck the enjoyment out of riding.