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Had the day off today so got to work on the Trek. Stripped all the parts and spent a very satisfying hour peeling back the many layers of electrical tape. Didn't know what to expect underneath but I'm reeeeally liking the colour and early '00s font.
Picked up some salsa woodchippers, levers, stem, quill adapter and some very old gravelkings from the good people of this forum, so obviously I had to put them all on and go for a scoot down the street to see how it felt.
So far I've spent £25 on this build but I need to decide what I'm doing about gears before committing to any nicer parts. I really like the 3x7 friction on my muddy fox and doing the same here would satisfy my inner technogrouch and also mean I can keep the derailleurs which are in good condition. However the thought of bar end shifters on these bars seems mad as they're wide enough already and I can already see myself accidentally shifting whenever I try and squeeze through a doorway, etc.. Will probably go for more sensible bars with less flare so I can comfortable use bar ends but willing to be convinced of other gearing options