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    Take My Wife, Please

    After twenty years of marriage, my wife suddenly took her bike out of storage.

    It is a Trek Singletrack 920. STX mechs front and rear with STX hubs and cranks too.

    It even has tan wall tires when they were popular the first time. I inflated the tires, did not see any dry rot, please check my work. I’d hate to have her tires undergo an unscheduled disassembly while riding.

    There is a little surface rust on the stem. And I noticed how remarkably narrow the bars are.

    If I can get her to ride it a few times, I’ll see about upgrading her contact points, wider bars and, polling the community here, should I upgrade her cantilever brakes to V brakes? Any improvement?

    by Returning2Riding

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    3. Sea-Interaction-4552 on

      Bikesmith is the best I’ve found for tires and tubes. Nothing fancy but quality and cheap

    4. theatrenearyou on

      https://preview.redd.it/hg3azhyaw6tf1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f18484feff2281cccfd414593459d2adb76eafa6

      FFS, no vee brakes. See [park tools detailed vids on setting cantilevers](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=park+tool+cantilever+brakes)
      Handlebars–see the wider but not too wide [origin8 riser](https://origin8.bike/products/urban-pro-riser-4845?variant=46335320883355). You have a STEEL made in the USA frame. I believe you can go up to a 2.4 wide tire on those orig matrix rims. CLEAN it all up! And wax the frame. Replace cables when you can, but of course, adjust them now. Almost no wear on those grip shifts. [Dont listen to those who are quick to parrot that grip-shifters suck—clean and lubricate!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-6Yw0vY0xk) Take pride! See the best old Trek guide out there with colors and years etc [https://www.vintage-trek.com/model_numbers1.htm](https://www.vintage-trek.com/model_numbers1.htm)

      1990, black with bright blue decals, also bright silver with intense blue decals

      91, black with yellow decals on white and silver, also white with purple decals on silver and green

      92, electric blue with black splash and white decals, also red with purple decals

      93, black forest green with gold decals also electric plum with black decals

      94, ice violet to ice green fade with white decals, also black with blue decals

      95, dry ice green/dry ice blue fade, also ice cyan blue with black decals

      96, ice green/black/green fade with titanium decals, also ice inkwell blue with silver decals

      97, dry ice green with cream decals

      98, metalized green with red decals, also black with red and silver decals

      99, metal flake blue, also pearl white

    6. waveslideculture on

      Hey man, turn your bike over.

      I just started restoring a Trek 930 (1994, based on colourway) Does anyone know what this mount is for? (Note: under drive-side chainstay) I can’t imagine a brake? And definitely not a kickstand. Anyone any insight?

    8. VikApproved on

      >Take My Wife, Please

      We need at least one photo before we are agreeing to anything like that!

    10. Prestigious-Fig-5513 on

      First few rides? V brakes only if her hands get tired or if she dares for some gnarly terrain.

    11. chorelax on

      Old bikes stored well in good shape often need just new rubber—tires and brake pads, and they will feel awesome. 

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