rescued trek 930

[alfredk]

Hi all,
I just rescued a 1994 Trek 930 from a dumpster in the aftermath of Sandy from the shoreline of Connecticut. From the looks of it it also went through Irene. I've since brought it home, cleaned it, and stripped it to a bare frame and will frame saver it later this week after it dries. The thing is I'm not sure what to do with it now. Here are my options as I see them:

1) cannibalize my 1992 yokota yosemite (my main commuter) which is mostly 2000 xt and lx and make the trek my commuter.
2) use some of my stash of suntour xc pro 7 speed parts (including the thumb shifters) and build up from that as a retro mtb (which would be what i would do to the yokota if ii canibalized it)or
3) use modern parts and build it up fresh.

I like this frame and really want to do something with it, any opinions would be greatly appreciated,
Alfred

 

[sylus]

turn it into a single speed with drops and then you don't have to use any of your other kit?

 

[alfredk]

turn it into a single speed with drops and then you don't have to use any of your other kit?

I'm not the single speed type. I'm sure it's fun on single track but i don't drive so it would be murder getting to the trailhead. As for drops... i was planning on using moustache bars and barends for the rebuild.

 

[ozone1]

Good to see a story of survival from the tragedy !

I hope all is going well in your part of the world mate

 

[RustyGold]

Good to see a story of survival from the tragedy !

I hope all is going well in your part of the world mate

Ditto. I do love a good bicycle rescue story.

 

[alfredk]

thanks, i'm actually taking pictures of this restoration which is a first for me. i usually think about it then say screw it and strip the frame. when it's done i'll do some before and afters. BTW, we fared the storm fine thanks for asking.
Alfred

 

[alfredk]

mission aborted

So I stripped the frame of parts and hit it with some framesaver. After a few minutes i noticed some bubbling in the paint on the drive side chain stay so i scraped of the paint and found a number of small holes there. My guess is that, not only did this bike get wet and gunky from Sandy, but probably got wet and gunky from Irene and sat with salt water trapped in the frame for a year. I'm pretty good with a torch and could probably patch the holes, but who knows what else lies hidden inside and the thought of that would dog me every time I mounted it. If I knew who the last owner was I would wag my finger at him for his neglect. Oh well, the search for a cheap, decent, project bike continues...

 

[MCsanandreas]

shame but a least you can use some of the parts? or have they been swimming too long also?

 

[02gf74]

the drive side chain stays sees a lot of force - I reckon you need to do more than just patch the holes up with solder - they are there because the tube has thinned out to the point where it is no longer there .... who knows the condition of the rest of it. :?

 

[alfredk]

if I were to patch it, I would have brazed a piece of steel over the affected area rather than just filling the holes, but as I said, I don't know how bad the rest of the frame is. Fortunately the rear wheel has a freewheel (no rusty pawls inside the hub) so I got a pretty decent (and miraculously true) set of wheels out of it.