Originally Posted by
RaleighSport
Breaks my heart too
. As for your wrenching best of luck to you! Are you going to transplant parts from the sekai to the trek, or are you starting from scratch?
I'm going to use what parts I can from the Sekai and transplant them to the Trek 420. I'm taking the derailleurs, rear wheel, and rear brake caliper for sure (and the cables if they'll work, ha). I have the seat post in the Trek right now but it's a little small so I might leave it with the frame. I am unsure about the bottom bracket (and crankset as a result, I suppose), headset, and stem. I don't know if they fit or not since I don't know the sizes for the Trek. I haven't gotten my hands on the correct tools to get the headset or bottom bracket off to physically see for sure. I really hope the bottom bracket fits at least!
Oh, also some good news about the Sekai! I will be giving Chris W the frame so we know it's in good hands.
Originally Posted by cny-bikeman
I certainly understand wanting to stay with a road bike - had no way of knowing what your priorities were. As for swapping parts I was referring mainly to the cost factor, as you said you could not afford a new bike. Now that you have found a frame that might work with your new parts it's a little different story.
Ah, I'm sorry. Other people had mentioned just getting mountain bike earlier in the thread and I had said I was not interested, I thought you were insisting on it. My mistake. I guess my initial question for the thread is a bit irrelevant now because I have a frame that fits me now!