Thanks for your comments
A carbon Fork may be a nice addition, I'll keep a watch out for one.
Originally Posted by M=
Your bike is absolutely amazing!! I too am considering refitting my 1997 Trek 5000. Are there any particular part or problems that I should be looking at ? What problems have you encountered ? Did you used the original hubs ? I am currently running a Shimano 600 8 spd hub, but plans to install a 9 spd cassette. The paint job on your bike is just stunning, did you had it repainted ? The paint on my Trek has deteriorated to a point where the whole TREK logo on the right side fell off. I have also tried to obtain the Aztec Powerlines, but since Delta does not have a dealer in Canada, the only way to obtain them are through online purchase. What is your opinion on the Aztec ?
I did not use the original DA hubs, and just bought new Wheels. They are American Classic 420 with most of the decals removed. I was originally was going to replace the Uni Glide freehub with a Hyper Glide that would allow me to use a 9 speed cassette. However I felt it best to just buy new wheels.
The Paint is original, and still looks wet after 16 years. It could use a wax job
I bough my Aztecs from Bike Nashbar. They are fiddly to install and set up, however seem to work ok. Its hard to determine until I get my new derailleur. It's important to cut the inner Teflon liner and out jacket shorter than the connected links. Even though I did do this, I can see the outer jacket buckling slightly. I suspect this is because the links are bedding in with each other. What is kinda neat is the cables seem to sit in place along side the lower head set cup. This prevents rubbing of the paint on the head-tube area, and I will not need to put protective tape there. I may still do that regardless. They definately are lighter than the stock cables as the links are aluminum.
Originally Posted by SSC
That rear wheel comes awfully close to the bike frame. Other than that, very nice bike.
This is one feature I really love about this bike. The seat tube is sculpted to have the tire fit right in there. There is still lots of room between them. It's about 6mm distance.
Thanks again everyone