26" RTP on a converted Trek 750?
07-04-22, 07:24 AM
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My Bridgestone CB-1 has 2.10 Tioga Power Blocks, which is the biggest I could get under fenders. I was going to try DTH's on another mountain frame, a raised chain stay Nishiki Ariel, which has a 1 1/8 threaded fork, which would make swapping in a modern fork easier, but will still have a jacked up bottom bracket height. I enjoy the heck out of the CB-1, and would buy another to run as a drop bar bike with out all the racks bags and baskets. The Trek 750 is a bird in hand though. While I truly respect the protests of the preservationists, and those who are still looking for one...............
07-04-22, 08:10 AM
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We're are all on your side when it comes to well preserved classics but I'd balk at putting a production Trek on the endangered species list. After all, the OP's just trying to make a better ride for himself, not a rat-rod or vanity project.
There's an wise proverb found in the dusty digital corners of ye olde C&V. It's your bike, do what you want.
There's an wise proverb found in the dusty digital corners of ye olde C&V. It's your bike, do what you want.
I have a 750 and also a 970 and 930. I mod them to my liking with a variety of different setups involving handlebars, brake levers and shifters, wheels and tires, and all of them have seen multiple variations over the years. I ride all of them, and use them for different purposes. But, the only people to have touched those frames with a torch were the fine folks at Trek, in Waterloo Wisconsin. The frames are still "as built".
The thing about the 750 is that they actually are kind of scarce. They only made the lugged ones for two years, and the 790 is even more rare. I have a wide-area search saved that includes Trek 750s and 790s (among other bikes) and they don't actually come up for sale that often. Finding one in my size that was in good shape took over a year, and I had to drive a distance.
So I'm just saying maybe find another bike for this project, and if the 750 is in good shape, offer it for sale here on BF or on Craigslist.
07-04-22, 08:28 AM
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First off the picture is hilarious. Second. 750's of that time frame (and I own one) are really kinda funny geometry. Maybe try just mounting up some 26" with some crappy clamper brakes on the fender holes to see if it rides funny. I mounted narrowish drops on mine and it is randomly kinda floppy. So go with wide bars if you can.
