My family’s Trek Multitrack 790 has quite a story — pulling it out of storage after 15 years
During the Bosnian War in the 1990s, a family from my neighborhood fled to Germany as refugees. When the deportations of Bosnian refugees from Germany began in 1998–1999, they returned home — and brought everything they owned with them, including this Trek.
My father, 21 years old at the time, bought it for 100 KM (roughly $50) and rode it to work for the next 5–6 years. Then in 2012, 12-year-old me found it and rode it for another 4–5 years before it ended up forgotten in the shed.
Last night I randomly stumbled on a YouTube video of someone restoring a Trek into a gravel build — and here we are.
What I know so far:
-Trek Multitrack 790
-True Temper AVR Chromoly double-butted frame, Made in USA
-Matrix 700c heat-treated rims, Made in USA
-Original Chain Reaction Bicycles sticker (Redwood City, CA) still on the frame
-Purchased new sometime in the early-to-mid 90s in Germany
The bike is dirty but the frame looks solid. Planning a full restore — any advice welcome. Drop pics of your 790s in the comments.