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1990 Trek 950
New parts:
Surly Corner Bars
Cane Creek 200TT bar end brake levers
Cane Creek Crosstop levers
Deore M6000 2×10 shifters
Deore CS-M4100 11-42 cassette
Deore RD-M5120 rear derailleur
Shimano HG54 10sp chain
Jagwire gold braided housings and cables
Kool Stop Eagle 2 brake pads in purple
Origin 8 1” to 1-1/8” quill stem adapter
Neco 1” sealed angular contact bearing threaded headset
IRD QB55 bottom bracket
Zoom suspension seatpost with Cane Creek shim
Original/old stock parts:
Deore LX crankset 46/34 (22 removed)
Deore LX front derailleur
Mavic 237S wheelset with unbranded hubs
Unbranded set of cantilever brakes and straddle cables/hangers
NOS Trek head badge
Random pedals I had
Blackburn front and rear racks
Cannondale handlebar bag and clip system
by joe-vee-wan
5 Comments
Woah!! That is a sweet frame! Great work with the build!
Amazing job! Can you please share / cross post this gem with the [***SingleTrackGang***](https://www.reddit.com/r/SingleTrackGang/)? This is too nice of a bike not to share with the STG. Thanks!
That corner bar setup is soooooo clean! Good idea to use the tektro brakes and clean up the mess of cables!
so damn beautiful !
Looks great!
What are ya’ savin’ that extra derailleur cable fer? 🙂