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I'm in the market for an old steel hybrid (or just a frame) for my 2 speed project. After wasting a lot of time trying to unseize a seat post on an old Trek 800 Mountain Track, my dear brother suggested a 700c instead of a 26". That suggestion makes a ton of sense as my 3 speed rolls 700c and therefore I'd have spare wheels and I could swap the tires, just stock one size of spare tubes etc.

What I need help with, dear Chainlinkers, is finding examples of what I'm looking for so when I post to the Marketplace and Craig's I can cite those names as the kinds of bike/frame I'm looking for.

Also, if you have a tall version of a bike or frame that meets the requirements we can cut the process short by just selling me the bike or frame. :)

Must have:

- horizontal dropouts 

- 700 c 

- tall enough for a 6' 3" rider. (22"+)

Nice to have:

- canti brake bosses

- lots of braze-ons for racks and fenders

- rigid fork

So help me refine the search. I'm also happy to entertain suggestions about the list of requirements. My goal is to build a 2 speed, year-round commuter/utility bike. The initial build might be a SS/fixed that I'll ride while I'm building the rear wheel.

I've had a load of trouble with fender clearance using an old road bike frame for my 3 speed build, so to avoid that, and so that I'd have more room to experiment with different tires I'd like the extra room afforded by a hybrid frame. 

EDIT: per this discussion http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-713011.html the 7XX series Trek Multi-Tracks sound like the kind of thing I'm looking for.

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Sounds like you want a Trek 930, 950, or 970 frame  from about 1992 to 1996 :-)

Too small for Tony, but there is a 970 available now with a bunch of parts included for $100 for someone looking for something similar

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/3389352707.html

This one has been up for a while.



h' said:

Sounds like you want a Trek 930, 950, or 970 frame  from about 1992 to 1996 :-)

I could all those components for rebuilding my old 930 that I bought for college back in '94.  Anyone want to pay $25 for the frame and fork and I'll take the rest?

Otherwise I may just buy the whole thing and donate the frame to the Recyclery.


OLB said:

Too small for Tony, but there is a 970 available now with a bunch of parts included for $100 for someone looking for something similar

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/3389352707.html

This one has been up for a while.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/search/bia?query=trek+%7C720+%7C700+%...

This is a re-usable craigslist query.  In the form it looks like this:

"trek | 720 | 700 | 750| 790| 950 | 970 | via | oro | activa -800 -820 -830"   with "title only" selected and a max price of 200. 

It yields a lot of bikes, but so far, no luck in my size.

Take out the 720 or 700 and add 930 and you're golden. You can pass any 9xx that's 18" along to me...

Or if you want to invest a bunch of money into a bike that rides like a brick leave 700 and 720 but add 730.

Done - added the 930 and the 730. Thanks 'h

http://chicago.craigslist.org/search/bia?query=trek+%7C720+%7C700+%...

I also negated a few more terms, women, kids, girl which weeded out about 15 or so hits.

And here is one that will spur craig's to do a "nearby" search based on Rockford and will include Wisconsin all the way to Madison (useful for me as I travel out that way from time to time):

http://rockford.craigslist.org/search/bia?query=trek+%7C720+%7C700+...

Cool... looks like you can modify your positive search terms to keep from getting every last trek listed e.g. Trek+920|Trek+930|Trek+950|Trek+970.

I do that for volvo+240 looking at various cities where friends live from time to time.  I responded to the 970 ad but haven't heard back, yet.

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