1994? Trek 930
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1994? Trek 930
I picked this bike up to be my mountain bike to take to the woods close to my house. It came with Shimano STX brakes hubs and shifting. I had to remove the right shifter and replace it with a different Shimano 7 speed shifter. Everything works and the wheels are true. I just want to know how much it`s worth? I may have overpaid but the bike is in really good shape. Does not look like it has many miles. It still has the original tires. I paid $100. Did I do bad?
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If that is the condition you got it in, $100 is a steal! I've paid less, but you know me.
While the ladies and gents here in C & V prefer rigid forks, the general public likes suspension. Then again, I sold this rigid fork 930, a 1993 I think, for $210 last summer, fully overhauled.
While the ladies and gents here in C & V prefer rigid forks, the general public likes suspension. Then again, I sold this rigid fork 930, a 1993 I think, for $210 last summer, fully overhauled.
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Awesome news for me. I am not sure if the bike is too small for me or not yet. I heard that you go down a size in mountain bikes from road. It rides well. I may need a setback seat post though. Thanks for the good news.
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I have an old Schwinn Woodlands in the garage with a frame that is in mint condition. It has a bad thumb shifter that I never got around to replace. I was planning to fix that one up until this one popped up. My back up plan if the Trek proves too small.
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All I have done to the Trek is clean some dirt off and replace the front shifter.
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Looks like it's in great condition.
I have two 94 Trek 930 SHKs like yours (not as clean).
The model is actually named 930 SHX (for the front suspension fork). The model with the rigid fork is named 930, and came in a different color in 94. I think 94 is the first year that the 9XX models were switched to TIG welding, and the lugs were eliminated.
The RockShok Quadra 10 suspension fork that came on the 94 930 is an inexpensive model. It sucks if it even still works. I swapped mine for a RockShok Judy close to 20 years ago.
Generally mountain bikes are ridden on a smaller frame to improve top tube clearance when you have to dismount the bike while offroading (two examples would be: going over a log or fording a deep stream). While a one to two inch top tube clearance is recommended for a road bike, four or five inches minimum is better for a mountain bike that is reallly being ridden offroad. I ride 54 and 56 size frame onroad and have 16.5" Trek 930 SHX for offroad.I tried a couple of more modern 18" Trek mountain bikes last year, and ended up selling them off. They were too big (not enough top tube clearance), and didn't handle as well as my old 930 SHKs.
I have two 94 Trek 930 SHKs like yours (not as clean).
The model is actually named 930 SHX (for the front suspension fork). The model with the rigid fork is named 930, and came in a different color in 94. I think 94 is the first year that the 9XX models were switched to TIG welding, and the lugs were eliminated.
The RockShok Quadra 10 suspension fork that came on the 94 930 is an inexpensive model. It sucks if it even still works. I swapped mine for a RockShok Judy close to 20 years ago.
Generally mountain bikes are ridden on a smaller frame to improve top tube clearance when you have to dismount the bike while offroading (two examples would be: going over a log or fording a deep stream). While a one to two inch top tube clearance is recommended for a road bike, four or five inches minimum is better for a mountain bike that is reallly being ridden offroad. I ride 54 and 56 size frame onroad and have 16.5" Trek 930 SHX for offroad.I tried a couple of more modern 18" Trek mountain bikes last year, and ended up selling them off. They were too big (not enough top tube clearance), and didn't handle as well as my old 930 SHKs.
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Looks like it's in great condition.
I have two 94 Trek 930 SHKs like yours (not as clean).
The model is actually named 930 SHX (for the front suspension fork). The model with the rigid fork is named 930, and came in a different color in 94. I think 94 is the first year that the 9XX models were switched to TIG welding, and the lugs were eliminated.
The RockShok Quadra 10 suspension fork that came on the 94 930 is an inexpensive model. It sucks if it even still works. I swapped mine for a RockShok Judy close to 20 years ago.
Generally mountain bikes are ridden on a smaller frame to improve top tube clearance when you have to dismount the bike while offroading (two examples would be: going over a log or fording a deep stream). While a one to two inch top tube clearance is recommended for a road bike, four or five inches minimum is better for a mountain bike that is reallly being ridden offroad. I ride 54 and 56 size frame onroad and have 16.5" Trek 930 SHX for offroad.I tried a couple of more modern 18" Trek mountain bikes last year, and ended up selling them off. They were too big (not enough top tube clearance), and didn't handle as well as my old 930 SHKs.
I have two 94 Trek 930 SHKs like yours (not as clean).
The model is actually named 930 SHX (for the front suspension fork). The model with the rigid fork is named 930, and came in a different color in 94. I think 94 is the first year that the 9XX models were switched to TIG welding, and the lugs were eliminated.
The RockShok Quadra 10 suspension fork that came on the 94 930 is an inexpensive model. It sucks if it even still works. I swapped mine for a RockShok Judy close to 20 years ago.
Generally mountain bikes are ridden on a smaller frame to improve top tube clearance when you have to dismount the bike while offroading (two examples would be: going over a log or fording a deep stream). While a one to two inch top tube clearance is recommended for a road bike, four or five inches minimum is better for a mountain bike that is reallly being ridden offroad. I ride 54 and 56 size frame onroad and have 16.5" Trek 930 SHX for offroad.I tried a couple of more modern 18" Trek mountain bikes last year, and ended up selling them off. They were too big (not enough top tube clearance), and didn't handle as well as my old 930 SHKs.
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You didn't steal the bike, but it's definitely worth $100 and then some. I'd suggest replacing the tires, even if they appear to be in good shape, because rubber degrades with age. I recently bought a 1997 Cannondale mountain bike still in its original shipping carton. The tires looked and felt new, but one of them developed a big ol' tear really quickly.
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If I saw that at a garage sale around here for $100 in that condition I would have bought it in a heartbeat.
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