CHEAP BIKES! TREK 830 Antelope Frame-Up Build

Picked up this bad boy [frameset] from Randy's Recycled Cycles in downtown Denver Colorado just before it shut its doors in December 2013. Someone had clearly picked it up from ‪@WheatRidgeCyclery‬ at some point since it still has their sticker on the downtube. Found some Suntour parts to equip it with and we're off to the races.
This one snuck up on me since I've been workin n travelin n using my free time to build a solid commuter [see the Gary Fisher videos on my channel].
Fortunately between the old parts I already had and ‪@bikestogetherdenver1272‬ used parts bins, I was able to get it together just in time.
Things I would address before depending on this ling long-term: take up some chain slop... well, new chain really, fresh tubes & tires, lights... but that honestly might be it.
I try to put more details & context here in the description but this was a timed job and its all in the long-winded video you probably have playing right now as you read this. Enjoy!
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[@pedarbruce6373]

Nice work! It looks like a fun, solid - and wicked cheap too.

[@ArnoldQMudskipper]

Cheap bike buildoff has lead me to some rad channels. If Nick Frost was American and fixed up bikes, I think this is it. 👏

[@meapz]

I love the little clips where you’re just standing there staring at your bike thinkin, I feel like that is an integral part of my wrenching process

[@gusnuk68]

i need this kind of vibe to build my bikes. chill and relax. buat also involving some deep thinking kind of thing haha. great build btw.

[@pisto_run_cycling]

Dude.. your bike builds are dope!

[@billdanielsvarietyhour]

Dude thanks so much! Im not a fisherman but the next time somebody invites me on the lake ill binge your page in preparation 😅

[@pisto_run_cycling]

@@billdanielsvarietyhour im not sure what the hell you meant.. but hell yeah brother!!

[@ArnoldQMudskipper]

​@@pisto_run_cyclingProbably your fishing playlist 🕵️‍♂️

[@pisto_run_cycling]

@@ArnoldQMudskipper makes sense now.. uni knot for braided line to leader line is the best.. and san diego knot for the hook tie on is quick and easy.. Carolina rig works even for bait fishing..

[@distortohio]

Rad build, dude 🤘

[@ThisTimeTheWorld]

I had a Trek Antelope. It really lived up to the name. With proper knobbies, it was a real climbing goat, super stable.

[@billdanielsvarietyhour]

Excellent yeah there’s a few things I’ll spruce up on this one and tires are at the top of the list.

[@ThisTimeTheWorld]

@@billdanielsvarietyhour the bottom bracket was really low. Short cranks and 2.1 tires helped

[@ThisTimeTheWorld]

@@billdanielsvarietyhour try geartrade . I got some hard to find tires on there .

[@jonathanaarepetersen3248]

Loved the storytelling about the handlebars

[@ericeschborn1315]

clean build with rad decision-making along the way

[@MNpicker]

Sweet bike man!!

[@henryfoster3212]

You are so yes tank you need to be say it because there's a lot of hate after in the world and people don't need to always help people who need help and be glad you're too busy trying to hate and😢 tank you thank you for been honesty 😊

[@C345OFR]

NGL, I thought the dopest handlebar setup was with the black drop bars at 7:02, but I appreciate the more relaxed setup you settled on, too. Nice build, sir 👍

[@kitbiggz6135]

I like that stem and bar setup. I need to round up some old bmx stems

[@ismaelrevels3373]

Great job

[@user-yu6px4xp1u]

Great looking bike...building my old diamondback the same way....

[@MonkeyShred]

Oooo weeee. That Reflex is a beauty. I have a Look Mi90 Carbon. Exactly the same frame. She’s a beaut. Bit of false advertising though by the manufacturer- it’s carbon wrapped aluminium 😅 still a cool frame

[@giofrasa]

👍

[@donavan8616]

Hermosa bici man!

[@brandonsouba]

Is that an SVT bass head on the floor?!?

[@jameswaugh115]

What's the color code? I have the same bike with lots of scratches

[@oreocarlton3343]

Yo, could you make me those b66 adapters?