This occured to me on the ride home from lunch on this bike after I posted up...
I also have this old Trek probably early 90's steel "Multi Track" bike that is sort of like an old cyclocross. Curved granny bars, these big fat grips similar to Ergons, cantilever brakes, through the stem up front. Super comfy, big fat seat. Been to Burning Man twice, electrical taped seat... The thing is a tank, probably 35 lbs. I use it as a cruiser around town with its big 700c wheels.. It hauls ***, great all around bike. And its a "steal me not" I hardly have to worry about locking it up.. Nice and fugly.. LOL, it is a "29er" too, even from 1992 or whenever.. I bought it for $15 a few years ago at a thrift shop as a beater. Little did I know it was and would always be in perfect mechanical shape no matter what I threw at it. Anyway, fully geared, I have literally done *ABSOLUTELY NOTHING* to it other than preventatively changed the chain maybe 3 years ago, and that is literally it. Shifts absolutely perfectly, everything works 100%... I still have two schrader tubes for it waiting for a flat someday. It was my first MTB again a few years ago. So it has seen some decent trail time, I have done some amazingly technical stuff... Toe clips and everything
It is so damn comfortable, extremely upright. Anyway after I typed up the Leviathan (which I still agree with) it occured to me that this would be an awesome bike too. Other than the weight, literally the only complaint I have about it. And even 45 cyclocross tires that would sink in the sand, could probably fit a narrow 29er tire in there... I'll post up a pic when I get home. It would never occur to me to post up. If it weren't a nasty climb or ride, this would be a sick bike... It never occured to me but other than the single speed (and it would be a close top up), I would say it is hands down the most reliable bike I own, period...
PS Christophe I think your PM's are full.. A