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Old 05-20-18 | 03:13 PM
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Shrevvy
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Bikes: 77 Trek TX900, 81.5 Trek 950, 83 Trek 970, 84 Schwinn Peloton, 88 Schwinn Premis, 85 Pinarello Montello, 88 Lemond Pro, more...

Here's a pic as the bike comes back together. As I mentioned above, this is the first time I am attempting a "build" (although, I'm mostly just taking parts off, cleaning them and putting the back on - not really a build). Any comments or tips would be helpful. I know I need them.

A few things have changed since I received this through ebay. The rear rim was bent. The LBS said it couldn't be saved. The rear hub was 120 mm, but when I measured the rear spacing on the frame it was 124 mm. I thought I wanted to change to 700c wheels from 27" anyway. I had a Campy wheelset from a Trek 700 (too big) that I used. The 710 had short reach Suntour Superbe brakes. The rear reached, but the front did not. That same Trek 700 that donated the wheel set also had a set of long reach Suntour Superbe calipers. I retained the short reach at the rear and the used the long reach on the front (I have another frame that is the exact opposite - long in the rear and short in the front. I got two working sets out of these brakes). So, the 710 has gone from a 27", 120 mm, 5-speed to a 700c, 126 mm, 6-speed. I still have the Phil Wood hubs. I would have liked to keep them with the bike. With 124 mm rear spacing, it would seem to make more sense to go 126 mm than 120 mm?

New cables, housing and bar tape have been added. The cables are installed, but not yet adjusted. This was also my first time taping the bars. I had to unwrap it a couple times. I would say the result is somewhat serviceable, but it could be a lot better. Maybe I'll try re-wrapping them again, but I was ready to move on. I installed new hoods. It took me waaay too long and a youtube search to figure out how to install them. I used rubbing alcohol to lubricate them enough to get over the brakes. That was a hour or so of learning. I could not get the hoods over the brakes without the alcohol.

Here it is so far.

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