u/Ron_Lumbergh_ATL

After cleaning and cursing around on my 93 Antelope, I had a friend comment that he loved it, and that his daughter was starting to ride a bike, so he’d like to find one of his own. I found this 94 18 speed Mountain Track 820 for sale on Marketplace for $25. Nearly pristine with the original owners manual and Trek saddle bag. Gifting it to him to enjoy.

Almost hurts to give it away it’s so nice! Rolling on original Trek tires (I know they should be replaced, I’ll leave it to him to decide what he wants to get for it). I did nothing except lubricate everything, a couple small adjustments, and rode it on a 20 mile shakedown ride. I’ll leave it to him to decide if it gets the restomod/x-bike treatment or if he keeps it stock.

I recently did a budget restomod on my dad’s old Trek 830 Antelope and had so much fun with the project that I started thinking about finding another cheap 90s MTB to try again.

So tonight, while walking my dog, I spotted a bike out for bulk trash collection. I assumed it was an old department-store bike but walked over to double check. Turned out to be a Cannondale Delta V 700. My quick research looks to be a 1992ish?

I still need to inspect it more closely in daylight, but the frame appears to be in decent shape and the bike is surprisingly complete.

The main issue off the bat I see is the HeadShok: it compresses freely but stays collapsed and won’t rebound unless I pull it back out by hand.

If the rest of the bike checks out, would love suggestions on next move? Potential fork rebuild (do the parts even exist/anyone still service these?), convert to a rigid fork, or something else to lock it out as is? I love the way this thing looks, so I’m not opposed to spending a little on this one to do it right, but I don’t want to go overboard either.

I loved bikes as a kid and have owned newer, shop serviced bikes as an adult. However this sub and my 90s kid nostalgia/mid-life crisis has recently had me obsessed over building one of these bikes with my own spin and turning my own wrenches to do so.

I was hunting around on FB for something to get me started, when it hit me that stepdad had an old Trek in the garage when I was in middle school. I couldn't remember it ever being ridden, and I had my own bikes so I never really paid much attention to it. I wasn't sure what it was, or if it was still around or in a landfill long ago. Lo and behold, it was buried in the back of his shed waiting for a new life. He always wanted it to get use again so was more than happy to send it along.

It’s a 1993 Trek 830 that he bought new. I don't think it's been ridden since 97-98. I believe it’s very low miles, just a lot of sitting wear. I’ve already got a pile of parts and maintenance items on the way. I’ll post the results of the 1.0 xbike build in a few weeks once she’s rolling again.

Love this sub and happy to partake in the action.

#antelopegang