Should make a fine all-rounder. Those are the other mountain bikes I
pined for when first getting into it. Ended up going with a
Stumpjumper instead. But only because a frame was available. For
quality, the Trek may have been the better deal.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Mar 28, 5:04�pm, Marty
That sounds exactly like what I'm thinking Charlie, although I will
keep the original fork, and swap only the bars/stem and saddle +
fenders. It's a relatively tall frame at a full 24" CtoC. Standover
height with 1.5 tires seems to be just right. I'll add some pics to
Flickr when I'm done playing
If you are talking the mountain bike Trek 850 I have one and I did
this and its simply the best riding bike I have. I converted it using
a solid, chrome moly, oversized tubed fork made for front suspension
bikes. I used a B66 and albatross bars/cork grips along with some
fenders and 1.5 inch tires
Thanks for the interest and kind words during this financial crunch.
Rest assured I WILL be among the Riv Owners again at some point, and
it's very likely to be another bike just like this. For now, I think
I'll convert my 1983 Trek 850 to an all-rounder of sorts...
All the best,
Marty
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