$10 garage find before and after

I found this 1994 Trek Singletrack on a local neighborhood listserv for $10. First year they switched from lugs to tig (or brazing?). As you can see many original parts but no wheels or seatpost.

Surprise surprise everything was rusted due to the lack of seatpost. I had to drill out the crankset and had to soak the BB in PB Blaster for about two weeks and use a 3 foot cheater bar to get it off. But off it came!

My goal was then to get it up and roadworthy as cheap as possible. Other than a chain and new base level Shimano cantis everything was found 2nd hand off the local marketplace. Ok the thumbies came from my parts bin.

Only ended up riding it once before a friend asked me to help them find a bike. I sold this to them for $250, which I thought was fair given the money and time I put into it. They also requested I switch the thumbies to trigger shifters.