Trek 800 Frame help
08-22-12, 10:04 AM
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Trek 800 Frame help
Hi everyone,
I am trying to build a single speed road bike from a stripped down Trek 800 Sport Frame.
1. Can I use wheels which are larger than 26" with the small frame?
2. Does anyone have any suggestions for a new lightweight crank and handlebar stem that will be compatible with this frame?
Components
Chain 1/2 x 3/32"
Handlebar Stem Hi tensile steel, rise
Headset 1 1/8" sealed mechanism
Crankset Sun Race FC-M35, 28/38/48 teeth
Wheels
Hubs Aluminum, Q/R
Rims Matrix 550
Tires 26 x 1.95" Bontrager Connection
Spoke Brand Stainless steel, 14ga. (2.0mm) straight gauge
I am trying to build a single speed road bike from a stripped down Trek 800 Sport Frame.
1. Can I use wheels which are larger than 26" with the small frame?
2. Does anyone have any suggestions for a new lightweight crank and handlebar stem that will be compatible with this frame?
Components
Chain 1/2 x 3/32"
Handlebar Stem Hi tensile steel, rise
Headset 1 1/8" sealed mechanism
Crankset Sun Race FC-M35, 28/38/48 teeth
Wheels
Hubs Aluminum, Q/R
Rims Matrix 550
Tires 26 x 1.95" Bontrager Connection
Spoke Brand Stainless steel, 14ga. (2.0mm) straight gauge
08-22-12, 10:23 AM
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I have put 700c and 27 1/4" wheels and tires under 26" mountain bike frames and they fit just fine.
You then have to use caliper brakes or use an adapter that will move the canti/v-brake posts higher for the brakes to work.
You then have to use caliper brakes or use an adapter that will move the canti/v-brake posts higher for the brakes to work.
08-22-12, 10:27 AM
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From the pictures I've seen via Google, you have vertical rear dropouts.
So what are you doing to ensure adequate chain tension?
=8-)
So what are you doing to ensure adequate chain tension?
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This is a pretty good image of the bike when it was built as a mountain bike. https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/bik/3203911942.html
Right now, though, it's just a stripped frame - so I need to build everything on the bike from the ground up.
I am riding the bike in a city, so there is no need for gears or mountain bike tires. I need something fast and lightweight.
Right now, though, it's just a stripped frame - so I need to build everything on the bike from the ground up.
I am riding the bike in a city, so there is no need for gears or mountain bike tires. I need something fast and lightweight.
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As I've already stated, with vertical dropouts, what are you doing to ensure adequate chain tension?
=8-)
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3. I do not own the preexisting concepts of DISH and ERD.
4. I will provide information as I always have to others that I believe will help them protect themselves from unscrupulous mechanics.
5. My all time favorite book is:
Kahane, Howard. Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in Everyday Life
08-22-12, 12:20 PM
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Find a horizontal drop out frame. It will cost less to do that than get the parts you need to use your horizontal drop out mountain bike frame. Roger
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