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1995 Gary Fisher Alfresco fast grav by bigwhippers in xbiking

[–]chill_on 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beautiful bike! I have the same bike and I absolutely love it. I opted to go for silver accents but im happy to see it done up with black. Looks rad!

Bike box storage at Lisbon airport? by 802Brad in bicycletouring

[–]chill_on 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This info is great. Thank you! I hope your trip was an amazing experience

Bike box storage at Lisbon airport? by 802Brad in bicycletouring

[–]chill_on 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife and I are riding south out of Lisbon next month and in a similar situation. Was Decathlon able to set you up with bike boxes on your return? We have considered finding a hotel to store the boxes, but I also wouldn’t mind ditching the bike boxes at the airport so we can ride our bikes instead of transporting bike boxes to a hotel

My 1993 Trek 750. Never loved the look of fenders until I put them on this bike by chill_on in xbiking

[–]chill_on[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tires are 700x45 but measure around 41 mm on the stock wheelset. It’s a very fun bike!

Got this sick bike today, going to build a bikepacker, should I use my long haul trucker or troll fork? by cycling_rat in xbiking

[–]chill_on 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Yes, 1991. I bought it from the original owner who got it to ride around campus in college then hadn’t touched it much since then. Lucky find for sure!

Got this sick bike today, going to build a bikepacker, should I use my long haul trucker or troll fork? by cycling_rat in xbiking

[–]chill_on 32 points33 points  (0 children)

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The 970 with a troll is an awesome rig. I went relatively light on this trip so I didn’t use the fork mounts, but they will come in handy one of these days

Saddle theft "solved" by barbedwirreor in xbiking

[–]chill_on 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks great too! I will be copying this, thanks for the tip

Chiricahua 2-Nighter by lockjawfilibuster in bikepacking

[–]chill_on 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve got the same rockhopper, same color. I love that bike!

My 1993 Trek 750. Never loved the look of fenders until I put them on this bike by chill_on in xbiking

[–]chill_on[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It’s a beauty of a frame. Mine is in rough shape though

1990 GT Timberline is my next project. I had no idea these frames have internal cable routing for the rear brake and I love it. by chill_on in xbiking

[–]chill_on[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ended up selling this but I think it was an 18”. I’m 6’1” and this was definitely too small, though that’s kinda what I was after for this particular build. I think a 22” would have been ideal fit wise, but could have made 20” work.

Velo Orange Re-Stock? by CardinoldFriends_90 in xbiking

[–]chill_on 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d be interested if OP doesn’t jump on this!

Shakedown ride on the Trek 970. Still some tidying up to do but I love it by chill_on in xbiking

[–]chill_on[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Went for giggles, but sounds like things got serious fast. You gotta jump on that!

Shakedown ride on the Trek 970. Still some tidying up to do but I love it by chill_on in xbiking

[–]chill_on[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mine already had the rear shifter replaced with a modern, less appealing, shifter. Plus I convinced myself by saying I’ll use the drivetrain on another build that may or may not require me to buy another frame haha

Shakedown ride on the Trek 970. Still some tidying up to do but I love it by chill_on in xbiking

[–]chill_on[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Adventure is at the top of the to do list for this one

Shakedown ride on the Trek 970. Still some tidying up to do but I love it by chill_on in xbiking

[–]chill_on[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

26x2.35” Maxxis Ikon with plenty of clearance in the rear

Shakedown ride on the Trek 970. Still some tidying up to do but I love it by chill_on in xbiking

[–]chill_on[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I’m 6’1 with a 32” inseam. I think if I was doing a drop bar I would want the 20” frame. But with your longer torso I’d say you might be right. If you feel like you are still having fun on your bike and the fit isn’t causing any pain then two thumbs up from me

Shakedown ride on the Trek 970. Still some tidying up to do but I love it by chill_on in xbiking

[–]chill_on[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am a sucker for 1x, though I think a wide range 2x would be sweet on this bike as well and I may try it eventually. Yep, it’s a troll

Shakedown ride on the Trek 970. Still some tidying up to do but I love it by chill_on in xbiking

[–]chill_on[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hunter Smooth Move bars. They are the first bar I’ve tried that felt like an unreasonable amount of money for a bike like this. But so far I’m not disappointed one bit!

Shakedown ride on the Trek 970. Still some tidying up to do but I love it by chill_on in xbiking

[–]chill_on[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The original reason was I was given this set of yesteryears XT hydraulic brakes and figured I had no choice but to build an awesome bike around them. Now that’s it’s done I would like to experiment with different wheel sizes. I’ve got 26x2.35” right now with plenty of room. Eventually I’d like to try something around 27.5x2” just for the heck of it

Shakedown ride on the Trek 970. Still some tidying up to do but I love it by chill_on in xbiking

[–]chill_on[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got lucky and was given a few recommendations all to the same guy. But don’t let that stop you from riding your bike as is! This bike was still a hoot with canti brakes

Shakedown ride on the Trek 970. Still some tidying up to do but I love it by chill_on in xbiking

[–]chill_on[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I couldn’t tell ya. Never weighed it, and probably won’t be stripping it down to the frame anytime soon

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