Random ramblings:
I recently bought a used Trek 800, basic budget bread and butter bike. Looked like it just needed a little attention, so I figured I’d fix it up and get it ridable again, and when sold I’d hopefully at least get my money back out of it. So far, with parts availability, and with some parts no longer available, the project is starting to look like it will cost more than it is worth. Time will tell if it becomes a parts donor or someone’s summer transportation. At least I’m learning something and now know a few more things to watch out for when looking at project bikes.
And in another project progress, I bought a parts bike and transferred the basket to the Tanker bike, the heavy bike is now heavier, but that’s okay. This bike is a Novara Safari, their version of an adventure bike, the more I ride it the more I like it.
