Help converting 1993 Trek 930 to upright commuter
06-05-20, 10:11 PM
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Depending on how much cable is extending beyond the connection points at the derailleurs, you may just need longer housings at the handlebar. so you wouldn't have to thread new cores through the grip shifters. But it looks like you have enough housing, especially if you opt for a shorter-reach stem, which will help you sit up more.
06-05-20, 10:25 PM
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Jeff, Replacement cables can be done, but those grip shifters make the task more difficult. I replaced the grip shift on my 930 with some Shimano rapid fire units, they came with new cables.There are other threads with info on changing the bars, just search around. I switched to a threadless adaptor with a shorter stem.Dave
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06-05-20, 10:26 PM
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Depending on how much cable is extending beyond the connection points at the derailleurs, you may just need longer housings at the handlebar. so you wouldn't have to thread new cores through the grip shifters. But it looks like you have enough housing, especially if you opt for a shorter-reach stem, which will help you sit up more.
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06-05-20, 10:38 PM
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I don't know, and I wouldn't assume. "Short" or "shorter" are too ambiguous to be meaningful in reference to a stem. Yet people use those terms as if others will magically know whether it refers to shorter reach, or lower height. In your case, those Trek 9xx SingleTracks had especially long reach System 1/2 stems, that seemed to be the preference BITD. A shorter reach stem will allow you to sit up further; unfortunately you probably won't find a stem as light or as handsome the one you have.
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Yep, that's what it means. Back in the day, mountain bikes had long, long top tubes, so a shorter stem and swept bars help make up for it, so you're not leaning so far forward.
06-09-20, 08:07 AM
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930 is the campus bike I built for 66 junior. I had the rock shock quadra replaced with Kona Project 2 fork. I went with 3x9 deore and street tires.
I don't think he's used it much lately.
Horrible, horribly shot picture.
I don't think he's used it much lately.
Horrible, horribly shot picture.
06-09-20, 12:06 PM
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^^^^ So that P2 has a section of steerer tube below the fork crown? Were these specifically designed that way to replace suspension forks? I can see how a conventional rigid fork would cause the top tube to slope downward in the front.
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I don't know, and I wouldn't assume. "Short" or "shorter" are too ambiguous to be meaningful in reference to a stem. Yet people use those terms as if others will magically know whether it refers to shorter reach, or lower height. In your case, those Trek 9xx SingleTracks had especially long reach System 1/2 stems, that seemed to be the preference BITD. A shorter reach stem will allow you to sit up further; unfortunately you probably won't find a stem as light or as handsome the one you have.
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06-10-20, 12:32 AM
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The original grips on the Trek 930 are in almost brand new shape, but they are not the most comfortable. Any recommendations for some nice cushy grips?
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06-10-20, 12:46 AM
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06-10-20, 01:36 PM
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Back in 1993 I got a 930 new and was going to enter some MTB races. A few months after I got the bike, I was hit from behind by a 3/4 ton pick up while I was on the road with my Trek 1400, so that ended that season. I did get the 930 out on the trails and did have a blast. It really is a great bike and I loved the Shimano Altus A10 that the bikes came with. I had put on a Rock Shox Quadra which is still on. I will revert back to the original fork once I find it. I had changed out the handle bars for some Scott AT-2 bars, and these are pretty nice for hours in the saddle. I put on street tires to ride with my wife, and love how well this bike feels.
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all I did was replace the tires, handlebars, and grips. The rest is original.
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