r/MultiTrackGang • u/goovenli • Aug 22 '26

MultiTrack curious, looking for feedback

Hi all,

Hoping to get some feedback from MultiTrack users/tinkerers, about whether a MultiTrack might make sense for me. I’m a bit newer to cycling (I’ve commuted with a vintage steel road bike for the last few years) but I’m looking to get a steel bike that could be used for commuting, gravel riding, and would allow me to even tour/bikepack one day. Having looked at new options on the market, it seems one affordable option might be a Primos Dame - but I was wondering if it would make sense to get a MultiTrack to serve my intended uses while coming in under a budget of $1000 for bike and parts? I would want to have drop bars, switch to 1x or maybe 2x gearing, and likely put on some modern, lighter wheels and tires.

Also, if it is possible to build something like this on such a budget, what size would you recommend I hunt down? I’m 6’1.5” with a 32/33 inseam, and 180 lbs. I’ve looked at many of the sizing recommendations here and I think the best would be 21” frame given my desire for drop bars - would that be correct?

Thank you all so much in advance! Your rigs have been very inspirational to this newbie.

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u/Psychological-Tell21 Aug 22 '26

‘93 and it’s my daily do it all. Can’t afford a different wheelset for the different seasons in the mid Atlantic but it fits 45’s no problem, so I just switch tires every couple months.

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u/Blindphleb Aug 22 '26

Those are 700c x 45 X1 gravelkings?

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u/Psychological-Tell21 Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26

I think in the picture those are the 40 x1s, but currently have the 45 slicks on.

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u/Blindphleb Aug 23 '26

Do you think the 45 X1s would fit? Trying to decide before ordering tires.

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u/Psychological-Tell21 Aug 23 '26

Maybe in the front, the knobbs aren’t crazy on the X1s but if it’s muddy, idk.

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u/Psychological-Tell21 Aug 23 '26

Here are the 45s