deanp

Picked up a Trek 1100 today from a local selling on Ebay. It is a mid 90's model in good shape. Looking forward to putting some miles on tomorrow. I have been riding this season on a MTB "slightly" adapted for road use. I put street tires and toe clips on it, but it was a sad machine to use.

woodcycl

I remember that model ... I had a, I think 2300, in 1991 where it had composite/CF main tubes attached to aluminum lugs and rear triangle. Looks like a great used bike! Have fun and RIDE!

tbdean

So now you need to change your title from "Roadie Wannabe".

deanp

I did change the title. But from a performance and conditioning standpoint, I am still a wanna be. But I'm working on it and the bike will help. Looking foward to getting out on the road shortly. It rained last night and showers are in the area. As soon as they clear out I'm gone.

I'm already plotting and planning my first set upgrades for the bike. Probably shifters and deraileurs. Move them from the downtube to more favorable handlebar mount position, maybe the brakelever/shifterlever combo Shimano 105 style set-up.

oneradtec

What's up with the aero bars?

deanp

The previous owner had them on there.

Just got back from my "shakedown" initial ride. Over all pretty nice. I am not proficient with the areo-bars at all. I was all over the place. Two factors contribute to that, I'm pretty tall so when I get bent over I have a lot of weight forward and my elbows are right over the bars. And I'm still heavy so there is a lot of stuff bunched up in the middle. I need to adjust the saddle height after I swap my other saddle on this bike. I didn't get along too well with the one that was here and it was just a tad low.

This bike has a Cateye speedo on it. I went on one my normal rides, 13.3 miles and cut ten minutes off my ride. It was an hour and three minutes so I still suck on my average speed. I need to work on my climbing alot. I peaked at 35, cruised in the upper teens and climbed at 6-7. It seemed faster on the climb than my old bike, but I didn't have speedo to know. This bike has one of those elliptical gear crank sets, it's kind of weird to look down and the see the wobble. I don't notice it though. With the shifters on the down tube I probably don't shift enough or as often as should since there aren't as handy. My old bike had a Shimano index grip shifter system, that while it sucked, it was handy. I was shifting all the time.

I'll make my adjustments and see how it does tomorrow. I'll try a little longer ride also.

oneradtec

Why don't you get rid of the aero bars? I can't think of any reason why you would need them. Put them back on if you ever do a triathlon or time trial...or when you are training for time trial or triathlon.

Nice bike!

deanp

I swapped out the seat and got things adjusted. I'll try the aero-bars again tomorrow, if they still aren't comfortable I will take them off. Like so many other things, when you watch someone on TV using something it looks so easy, but then when a regular guy tries it isn't so easy. It was on the bike when I bought, so I've got nothing extra invested in it. Oh and training for TT/Tri is ssooo funny. I'm so far away from that it's comical.

I was also pleased with how better I felt during and after the ride. I always had a problem on my other bike with hand and foot numbness. There was none today.

Mariner Fan

I think they were popular at the time. Seems every mid 90's bike has them.

deanp

Ok, the aero bar is coming off. After swapping to the seat from my previous bike and adjusting it I was more comfortable. But the aero bar just doesn't work for me. I only time is was useful was in a climb I would sit up straight and put my palms on the elbow pads. I added a few miles today and my average speed was 13.5. When I improve my climbing it will help a lot.