I got 2 of these from the original owners. I think this is one of the best colour combos Trek ever did. These frames/builds are totally bombproof. A few modern parts will improve them no end.
My first real bike was one of these! I worked two jobs through high school and steadily upgraded it. XT, Control Tech, Judy XC... Eventually outgrew it and gave it to a friend -but thousands of miles and 25 years later it is still rolling strong. And that paint job is still one of my all time favorites. Thanks so much for showing love to this classic.
Nice fade paint job and beautiful rebuid. I always found the V brakes easier to adjust than Cantis too. I usually went with a cheap thumb shifter to replace the gummed up click shifters but kudos on rebuilding those.
I bought this bike, same great colors, on november 1.993. My first mountain bike. Stolen from my garage on 1.998. Now I am 56 yeare old and still riding. I have Scott Spark RC but still miss my first bike.
I too have this bike in those colors, I was a little more fortunate that I got mine in really great condition and for the same price! I cleaned it up and sold it to a coworker for 50 bucks and when they moved they sold it back to me for 30 bucks so now it's my wifes bike. She now has an all blue Trek 930 that is set up for street riding and this Trek 930 set up for trails, And I still ride my 950. These are great bikes and last forever if taken care of.
Yes, it's amazing how good those Trek 930's and 950's were and still are. They can be updated with very little effort into something a little more modern with a 1x10 drive quite easily . It's the frames that will last for many many years. They are great capable bikes.
Awesome build. I actually just purchased the same exact bike and color way a couple months ago and installed the same Continental tires! It’s a fun bike to clean up and restore.
I was really lucky to get 2 original bikes from a lady whose husband had recently died who was having a downsizing sale organised by her daughter who didn’t know what she had. The husband bought both bikes new, they were barely used. Not bad for $100 for the pair. Ended up selling both to fund my latest project: a mid drive e-bike build for my wife.
Great vid. Guess there was a pivot on the brakes levers to allow vees instead of Canti's Also I often cut the brake inners longer and you can tuck them behind a nib on the v brake.
There is no point in wasting endless time with disassembling these old shifters. I used to do the same and it is a pain in the a---. Later on I just threw them into a pot with hot water with degreaser and it did the job. Today I leave them on the bike, open the top cover, simply spray WD-40 and use a small screwdriver to move that little metal plate back and forth. After some 5 minutes it is working just fine and next day the residues of WD-40 have evaporated. After a drop of oil I put on the shifter cover and I am done. No problems for the next few years.
The wd40 trick has worked for me before; unfortunately not this time, so I had to take them apart. The shifters on the Crosstrail build I did were so rusted up and rusted away when I opened them I just threw them out.
@@JohnPilling25 That's odd since the inner parts of the shifters are made of stainless steel and brass. Probably your Crosstrail was used near a sea shore and the salt corroded it away.
@dilbertmuc The grease they used on these STX shifters seems different from previous iterations … it goes gooey and rubbery especially on the pawl that works when the lever is released . I have found that a strip and hooking chunks of the grease out with a pick is also required with a solvent ( I use isopropyl alcohol and then Dubs ) once all that crud is gone the shifters work better . Have done all sorts of Shimano shifters and the STX ones are the nicest once you get that dried grease out
@@Mr_lahDdah_Gunner_Graham I haven't tried alcohol yet, but yes the grease turns to a semi-solid gooey mess after 15 years. Anyway, WD-40 does the trick always after 5 minutes of moving the springed metal plate. The goo simply dissolves in WD-40.
@@DilbertMuc the Crosstrail came from a guy in Ft. Lauderdale - yes near the sea - it had been left outside for years. It was dirt cheap! The headset bearings were completely rusted away - no ball bearings left. The forks were a river of brown Ouse when I finally separated them - threw the forks away!
Agree; The steel frames built in Wisconsin are truely awesome. I'm keeping my eye out for some more. Unfortunately the two frames that I picked up were too small for me so I sold one on to a friend and gave the neighbours daughter a really good deal on the other. They'll easily last another decade.
Thanks for shifter rebuild - may or may not attempt - already took apart short of the two posts you referred to. Might try PB Blaster first come back a few days late... lube. Couldn’t figure why shifter wouldn’t move.
Very nice. Happy to see some people aren't giving money to the crazy high price market of cheap junky modern bikes and restoring what are actually better bikes. 👍👍
Nice job fixing the shifters. You went to the trouble to polishing the frame up, I would of removed the chain stay protector and replaced it. Nice job can't wait until your next project.
I had this exact bike when I was about 18 loved the colour combo. Can't remember what happened to it, I started driving at 19. Are the 930's worth money these days?
Not really - I sold the restored bikes for $250 each. Considering that I had to buy new tyres, tubes and brakes for each I’d say that I’d be going broke fairly quickly if I kept this up.
My first real bike was one of these! I worked two jobs through high school and steadily upgraded it. XT, Control Tech, Judy XC... Eventually outgrew it and gave it to a friend -but thousands of miles and 25 years later it is still rolling strong. And that paint job is still one of my all time favorites. Thanks so much for showing love to this classic.
Yes the colour of the frame is a classic.
Nice fade paint job and beautiful rebuid. I always found the V brakes easier to adjust than Cantis too. I usually went with a cheap thumb shifter to replace the gummed up click shifters but kudos on rebuilding those.
Thanks; actually the 8 speed shifters (new old stock) are really cheap on eBay these days.
I bought this bike, same great colors, on november 1.993. My first mountain bike. Stolen from my garage on 1.998. Now I am 56 yeare old and still riding. I have Scott Spark RC but still miss my first bike.
I still ride my 1995 Trek 950 singletrack with stx rc complete groupset. In the same violet/green fade paintjob ! Runs like a swiss watch !
Ive got a Trek 950 from the same era. STX RC cleaned up nicely
Thats bike looks great
I too have this bike in those colors, I was a little more fortunate that I got mine in really great condition and for the same price! I cleaned it up and sold it to a coworker for 50 bucks and when they moved they sold it back to me for 30 bucks so now it's my wifes bike. She now has an all blue Trek 930 that is set up for street riding and this Trek 930 set up for trails, And I still ride my 950. These are great bikes and last forever if taken care of.
Yes, it's amazing how good those Trek 930's and 950's were and still are. They can be updated with very little effort into something a little more modern with a 1x10 drive quite easily . It's the frames that will last for many many years. They are great capable bikes.
Awesome build. I actually just purchased the same exact bike and color way a couple months ago and installed the same Continental tires! It’s a fun bike to clean up and restore.
I was really lucky to get 2 original bikes from a lady whose husband had recently died who was having a downsizing sale organised by her daughter who didn’t know what she had. The husband bought both bikes new, they were barely used. Not bad for $100 for the pair. Ended up selling both to fund my latest project: a mid drive e-bike build for my wife.
Cracking job, fellah. I recently bought a multitrack 750 with STX and it rides excellently. .....the original do-it-all bike imo.
Great vid.
Guess there was a pivot on the brakes levers to allow vees instead of Canti's
Also I often cut the brake inners longer and you can tuck them behind a nib on the v brake.
Switched levers…. Yes I have started cutting the inners longer to tuck them in. Thanks.
Nice frame !! And cantileverers
I had a 23.5 shx version of this. Fit me great shox was junk. Loved the purp green fade. Solid price performance offering.
they will last another 50 years in Australia
There is no point in wasting endless time with disassembling these old shifters. I used to do the same and it is a pain in the a---. Later on I just threw them into a pot with hot water with degreaser and it did the job. Today I leave them on the bike, open the top cover, simply spray WD-40 and use a small screwdriver to move that little metal plate back and forth. After some 5 minutes it is working just fine and next day the residues of WD-40 have evaporated. After a drop of oil I put on the shifter cover and I am done. No problems for the next few years.
The wd40 trick has worked for me before; unfortunately not this time, so I had to take them apart. The shifters on the Crosstrail build I did were so rusted up and rusted away when I opened them I just threw them out.
@@JohnPilling25 That's odd since the inner parts of the shifters are made of stainless steel and brass. Probably your Crosstrail was used near a sea shore and the salt corroded it away.
@dilbertmuc The grease they used on these STX shifters seems different from previous iterations … it goes gooey and rubbery especially on the pawl that works when the lever is released . I have found that a strip and hooking chunks of the grease out with a pick is also required with a solvent ( I use isopropyl alcohol and then Dubs ) once all that crud is gone the shifters work better . Have done all sorts of Shimano shifters and the STX ones are the nicest once you get that dried grease out
@@Mr_lahDdah_Gunner_Graham I haven't tried alcohol yet, but yes the grease turns to a semi-solid gooey mess after 15 years. Anyway, WD-40 does the trick always after 5 minutes of moving the springed metal plate. The goo simply dissolves in WD-40.
@@DilbertMuc the Crosstrail came from a guy in Ft. Lauderdale - yes near the sea - it had been left outside for years. It was dirt cheap! The headset bearings were completely rusted away - no ball bearings left. The forks were a river of brown Ouse when I finally separated them - threw the forks away!
Great build. I have the same model and it still rides like a Clydesdale.
Agree; The steel frames built in Wisconsin are truely awesome. I'm keeping my eye out for some more. Unfortunately the two frames that I picked up were too small for me so I sold one on to a friend and gave the neighbours daughter a really good deal on the other. They'll easily last another decade.
Thanks for shifter rebuild - may or may not attempt - already took apart short of the two posts you referred to. Might try PB Blaster first come back a few days late... lube. Couldn’t figure why shifter wouldn’t move.
Very nice. Happy to see some people aren't giving money to the crazy high price market of cheap junky modern bikes and restoring what are actually better bikes. 👍👍
Those steel frame trek single tracks are awesome. Just wish I could find one in my size.
Modern bikes are not junky you just don't have the money for a full squish.
@@longviewkelsolines644 You know nothing about me so your comment is stupid. Go back to playing with your toy trains.
Nice job fixing the shifters. You went to the trouble to polishing the frame up, I would of removed the chain stay protector and replaced it. Nice job can't wait until your next project.
Yes, should have done that. My wife has a vinyl cutter (cricut) but getting clear heavy duty vinyl was an “out of stock everywhere” issue at the time.
Nice build!
Good job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💛ciao da Milano Italy 👋🏻👋🏻
thank you
what is the name of that liquid you use to clean aluminum thanks
there is a lot of tires on the bike
why not replace bb with hollowtech?
Because of the cost. I sold these two bikes on and would have lost even more money if I’d replaced the bb cranks and chainrings.
I had this exact bike when I was about 18 loved the colour combo. Can't remember what happened to it, I started driving at 19. Are the 930's worth money these days?
Not really - I sold the restored bikes for $250 each. Considering that I had to buy new tyres, tubes and brakes for each I’d say that I’d be going broke fairly quickly if I kept this up.
I need a front brake cable hanger for my trek 930 singletrack , do you have a part number or someway I can tell exactly what the original one was ?
Sorry I don't but I do have a brake cable hanger that I can give you that might work.
@@JohnPilling25 I’d be happy to pay you for it , is there a way to send me a picture of it so I can tell if it’ll work ?
@@fergusonto-2032 send me an email. drjohn@mtu.edu. I'll return u a picture.
Hi, Did you kept the 'V' shape cable housing stopper?
i have all the pieces from the original canti brakes front and back
Troubles with the brake levers and the the V's, maybe?
no. the levers worked with the v-brakes just fine
I don't see any difference in them, I have a similar Trek 850, the same components, the only difference is the brake, which on mine is not black
repair price
Hard to tell, many parts came from my box of bits but I did have to buy tyres and tubes and cables. Tyres are not cheap.