Clearance is tighter than a gnat's chuff.

It'sa 93 or 94 model year R800.

As far as original spec is concerned, I think the R800 had STI shifters that model year and a Mavic wheel set.
I bought it for €70-€80, can't remember exactly, as a frameset with BB, RD, FD, dual pivot 105 brakes, 105 crankset, threaded to threadless adaptor, carbon fork and a lot of dirt and dust.

I like it so much it might get STI shifters and road bars at some point in the future, but at the moment I am enjoying the cut-down flat bar for nipping throught the traffic.

Some more piccies below if you are interested. It was a really fun project that cost relatively little. Like the look of your 1x7 too, looks fast and fun!

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Clearance is very tight:

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hence the reverse mounted RB:

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And one pre-build, but after the original clean up. I forgot to mention it came with pedals too.

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that was really helpful i appreciate that alot, yea in the past week i havent had internet or anything so its been hard to get on here and see whats what, but i have however raised my seat and i didnt think about it but it made alot of difference as far as where my energy is going. im cutious though, what does moving your seat forward help or do? ive seen that you can do that but is it just mainly for comfort on your seat? unfortunatley for me i dont have that disposable income, i just think carbon fibre framed bikes are really cool and super fun and easy to ride.

yea not having a car is a gift and a curse (for now) im starting to get used to biking alot more, and in doing that starting to hate driving cars a ton more, but im also very young only 20 years of age and i cant really justify buying and putting penny after penny into a car you know? what job do you have that requires you to have a car?

I am genuinely glad I can help. Raising your seat to get better leg extension really makes a difference doesn't it? Moving your seat back and forth does a couple things including how your butt feels. It can get your body back so you are in a better spot for how you are pushing down on the pedals and for me moving it back usually helps my knees if my seat is already high enough. Moving it forward and back also effects how far away the handlebars are too so if your shoulders are hurting maybe move the seat to where you are in a better position for them or better yet play around with the handlebars. If you stick with road handlebars you have alot of ability to adjust them to fit you moving the brake levers on the bar adjusting the height of the bar (rotating it at the stem) and even considering riding in the drops. I haven't ridden alot on road bars, but I put them on my latest folding bike and I love riding in the drops it feels really good. Play around with them till you find soemthing that feels pretty good. Look at how your hands and arms are. Are they bending in natural ways? =) That seems obvious, but its easy to forget. I do it pretty often.

If you don't have disposable income think of the best way you can ride something for ridiculously cheap and take some pride in that. You are wise living within your means. Your bike is actually pretty sweet for a free one so you have no shame really. I hate commuting on nice bikes because I am paranoid someone will steal them or I will scratch it up locking it up. I like riding ghetto looking stuff thats still a good bike. My Trek bike is a perfect example. Some of my other bikes are nicer, but if I didn't have some extra cash to spend on bikes I don't really need I would be happy with the garage sale/thrift store/craigs list/pawnshop finds that I have gotten for anywhere for $65 (WCF Diamondback) down to free. Its cool to have a nice newer bike that looks nice, but vintage is really in right now and honestly out of the 200+ bikes I have ridden in the past 4 years or so some of the best ridding ones were at least 20 years old and some of them were far from the top of the line at the time. Thats what is great about biking, its cheap fun, you get exercise and it actually is transportation too.

People will think you are crazy, but if you can get used to it now try staying car free as much as you can. You might not always be able to do it, but cars cost money even if they are cheap ones I have been able to get by with for the past 3 years. My job involves me driving to some of the area public schools with college students for a mentoring program. I might be able to get by without it using college vehicles, but its more work that its worth. Its convenient to have a 2nd car for other things too I guess. This week it allowed me to bring home 4 free rod iron patio chairs. The 4th one didn't fit in my car (I had a free exercise bike in there too) so I stuck it on my bike trunk rack. LOL Fortunately my wife liked the chairs. =)

Bottom line is you got a nice free bike and you are riding it and seem to be having fun. Thats great keep it up. Bikes are the most efficient form of transportation on earth I believe. I wish my town had a legit public transportation system. If it did we would own 1 car and we would bike alot more.

Finally got my new belt-drive Norco Ceres fully commuterized:

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More pics please. I would like to see more of this set up. I have been considering picking up a hybrid and doing something fun with it.

It is a 1999 Trek 7500 Multitrack which has frame geometry that is very close to the Trek 520... the only original parts are the frame and fork as I have replaced all the stock parts with stiffer and lighter bits.

It was run with drop bars for quite a long time and then I decided to try trekking bars and am very happy with these as they give me a myriad of hand positions and all I am missing is an in the drops position.

Despite being made of aluminium (steel fork) it has one of the nicest rides of any bike I have ever owned, is very stiff so climbs well, and can do pretty much anything except road race or go down-hilling.

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Bianchi Axis
Added/Changed: Planet Bike Fenders, Sunlite Rack & Transit Bag, Tektro CR720 brakes w/koolstop pads, PB Superflash rear & Fenix front light. Front chanring changed to a 46 from a 50. Reflective tape added in various places.. along the top tube to keep the scratches down. Fender stripes I did myself..

It took an entire weekend to scrape all of the stickers, reflective tape, and paint off of the Pony. And then, for a couple of weeks, Pony was almost cool. But safety must trump fashion, and so reflective tape was applied to the fenders. Pony is once again a Dorkcycle.

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But if you're going to be a dork, don't hide it, let your dorkitude shine. And yes, I do carry that yellow backpack around on campus. Like I said, dorky and proud.

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Then, on the way home from school, I decided to play the tourist and photographically harass a moose.

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Don't see it? It's right there in the front triangle.

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Crap, y'all got its attention, now it sees me. Double crap, it's headed this way! I'm outta here.

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I have a set of trekking bars, but I have never found anything I wanted to put them on or a setup I liked. The reality is I haven't had enough riding to need the hand positions. I am sure one of these days it will be hanging on the wall for the right project. I think I'll start with some drop bars if I get a hybrid, but maybe my backup plan will be the trekking bars.

I have a Trek mountain bike with the aluminum frame (Its like a 2002 or something Police issue) and I think it rides pretty nice too. Its tough to complain about for a "beater" commuter bike thats for sure.

I used to rock drop bars on my Trek and it was one of the first things I changed when I bought it... because I use the bike for a lot of multi terrain riding the trekking bars work a little better.

Trek 520
I replaced the partial fenders with full fenders, and added a cycling computer and lights. The Axiom Rainrunner Trekk fenders are supposed to support up to a 700x45 tire, but the included stays are too short. With them extended to the maximum I barely have enough room for the 700x32 tires that came with the bike.

I've been using a Canondale Harvester for carrying clothes, and bike tools to school. I leave that bag in a locker with my cycling shoes, shorts, etc.

I use a Racktime City bag for books, ipod etc and keep it with me throughout the day.

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My wife would probably kill to see my bike area look that organized and clean. =)

Just finished building up my 2010 Winter Beater. The fenders are quite large for the skinny tires I put on it, but they'll sure fill in with the studded tires.

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i have made some changes to my bike, some improvisions and i'm liking how its coming together here is how it was looking before:

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her are the changes i made to the bike now!

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i got some new aero levers and put some new grips on it to make it comfortable

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and i got some fenders so that i dont get a lot of splashin in the face, also got a new bottle holder

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Gorgeous Bianchi!

Sweet Bike! That is a very creative and clean setup!

What the heck, I'll join in on the fun. :) Bonus points if you can guess what slightly embarrassing model is the core of everything....

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GMC Denali

Close - its actually the Walmart Schwinn Varsity. Honestly, its not a bad bike. The worst part about it is the lack of brazeons on the frame. About 1500 miles on her so far, and no major failures.

Here's my recently built up 62cm Cross Check. I like it, but the bike is much smaller than I thought before I built it. Seems more like a 60cm. I like to ride in a traditional posture--bars parallel to the saddle. As i have it set up, it has bit too much of a drop for my taste. I'm hoping to avoid a steep rising stem. I'm thinking of ordering a LHT fork, which is 1 inch longer than the CC. That might give me what I need, or at least get me closer. Otherwise the bike's as advertised--solid, smooth, light enough.

That bike looks beautiful... and aren't you glad you didn't paint it another colour ?

for commuting, awaiting fenders. 44xsurly20
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Highlights included:
Axiom Streamliner Road DLX Rack
FSA Omega Short Reach Compact Bar
Tektro Short Reach Levers
Crank Bros Candy
Dealsextreme lighting setup

That Bianchi is looking good.

Very clean. Though, isn't that mirror in a crappy position to actually see what's behind you?