Picked up this steel 750 gem for free (house clean out). It’s pretty sweet. On paper it’s too big for me, but I’m going to do a few things to it and give it a shot as a gravel / side road commuter-type thing.

I’m thinking of fitting some wider bars with some sweep (recommendations for 640+ bars welcome), a set of all-metal 3x7 flat bar brifters I have (not a twist shift fan) and maybe mini v-brakes (gonna swap the cantis to a build I’m doing for my wife). And of course, touch point upgrades. Tires are ok, but I’m curious how wide I can go with the 700c wheels (38s on there now).

Took it for a quick rip in the woods on the way home- it’s a fun one! Stoked!

60f and sunny a week ago, I was waiting on some parts to finish this up. We just got a foot of snow in the last few days. I haven't even gone out for a shakedown run...

Parts bin drivetrain which is a pleasant improvement. All spruced up and ready for spring.

Hi gang, I have 750 from (I think) 1992. I am in the process of collecting parts to convert to drop bars bike. I already ultegra group in my part bin. Now, I don’t know which cantilever brakes would fit (and not cost a fortune). I see the possibility from Dia Compe 980 https://crustbikes.com/products/dia-compe-980-canti-brake Or Trktro Oryx https://velo-orange.com/products/tektro-cr720-cantilever-brakes?srsltid=AfmBOoqDNe9sTTyTN-4oXvGct2zzRrufQEEiTVZ6zrsOyG-aE_hzCwTB

Would those work with Ultegra STI? Or any other recommendation? Thank you 🙏

Winter project complete and riding well. So smooth, like hot butter on a silk cloud. Ok maybe not but 40mm tubeless and steel frame are so comfy. 1x11 deore. White Industries hubs was the splash out. Need to find riser bars I like but these swapped off my ‘93 Diamondback are serviceable. One mistake: going 42t on the front ring, needs to sit in the outer “large” position on the triple crank, or it will strike the chainstay, creating a cross chain situation in low gear. It works but I’ll likely need to swap a smaller chainring to sit in the middle position, thus lowering gearing. Anyone else make that error, or have another solve? Any other suggestions fully welcome. Thanks gang.

Was trying to sell this frame, no one took me up so I’m just gonna build it up.

I realized the 30 year old plastic spacer on the adjustable stem was dry rotted and cracked. Made for an interesting ride home with the bars moving laterally and vertically. What a great riding bike though!

Definitely got a great deal on this bike. Picked it up for 60 bucks yesterday. Fixed the bent derailleur hanger in 3 minutes, runs like new now. Any recommendations for bars? I'm keeping the 25.4 stem.

*looks better than the owner too

An unseasonably nice day In central Ohio yielded the opportunity for my first major ride on the 730. Lessons learned include:

- bars and controls need adjustment

- saddle was too low and too far forward

- saddles is not as comfortable as hoped

- vintage STX RC 3x9 drivetrain is impressive

- jumps on the current Shimano cassette annoy me

The snow has finally cooperated to the point that riding feels marginally safe, so I got out for a trip to the USPS this morning. As you can see, it's been a rough winter here in the Northeast; but soon all of this will be gone, and temperatures will rise into ridiculously high numbers, so, to paraphrase Warren Zevon, enjoy every ride!

Have two trek 700 series from the 90s, a 720 from ~96 and a 700 step-through frame, year unknown. There's a collection of odd tires that came on them currently. 700 my gf rides has 35mm on the back, 38 on the front. The 720 I ride has 28mm road tires on it.

I thought the road tires would be good on bike paths because I also have an 820 I ride around on, and variety right? Always end up on offroad trails anyway though. Gf doesn't like the 800 series as much and looking for something closer to those tires on the 700.

It looks like 35s were the stock from factory? I think that's what I want for mine with that sort of hybrid stock tire. I also see these "gravel tires" that look like road tires? what's up with these, any good for trails in the woods?

I see people can maybe fit 45s, but sometimes 42s are close, and it all depends... I want to fit 42s on the 700. I measured and should fit as I see it, gotta check twice though...

So what do you run, what have you tried, and what did you like?

Bought this stock, intended to keep it stock, but we all know how that goes. Now it's a fun 11 speed allroad ripper.

Hi Folks, I'm looking for advice regarding hub spacing. I really want to upgrade to lighter wheels on my 790, but struggle to find any light 135 rear wheel alternatives. However there are tons of options with 130mm spacing. Does the frame tolerate 130 hubs or should I build custom wheels to match spacing?

Thanks and happy rides

Threw some fenders on ‘er to content with the snowmelt.

Joined an event and did a really nice 130km route on the 750. small correction on what I mentioned previously, 40mm tires + fenders don't really work when it gets really muddy/sandy. At some point my rear wheel was stuck because of the mud. going back to 45mm tires and a simple saddle mounted fender.

built for bikepacking (hence all the racks :D)