In the past month I have -
Serviced the front and rear wheel bearings (new balls and grease after a good clean) including new cones in the front as these
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h270/Yorkshireman1/Trek%20700/2008_0321Cones0001.jpg)
were knackered (my fault - I over adjusted without allowing for the little extra from the quick release
![Embarrassed :-[](/forum/Smileys/classic/embarrassed.gif)
) . Decided that I wanted slightly lower gearing, and the tripple (28, 38, 48) was looking a bit worn anyway - It wasn't too keen to come off ... but I won in the end
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h270/Yorkshireman1/Trek%20700/2008_0429TREK7000003.jpg)
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h270/Yorkshireman1/Trek%20700/2008_0429TREK7000004.jpg)
to be replaced with a 22, 32, 44 and new bottom bracket
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h270/Yorkshireman1/Trek%20700/2008_0429TREK7000001.jpg)
Cassette changed from 14, 16, 18, 21, 24, 28, 32 "F" to custom 14, 15, 16, 18, 21, 24, 28 (based on 11-28 "ac") which seems to suit me ok.
New headset
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h270/Yorkshireman1/Trek%20700/2008_0429TREK7000007.jpg)
MIL bought me a new dynamo for my birthday so replaced this
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h270/Yorkshireman1/Trek%20700/2008_0325Update0007.jpg)
with this
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h270/Yorkshireman1/Trek%20700/2008_0404Dynamo0006.jpg)
very impressed - quiet and hardly any drag. My wife bought me one of these
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h270/Yorkshireman1/Trek%20700/BastaPilot.jpg)
(to go with the new dyno) and what an improvement after this one
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h270/Yorkshireman1/Trek%20700/2007_0929MillerDyno0002.jpg)
just walking with the bike seems to give full lighting power.
Got to thinking that the stem/bar set-up looked a bit 'ungainly' (and the fit wasn't quite right for me)
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h270/Yorkshireman1/Trek%20700/2008_0404Dynamo0002.jpg)
Couldn't find a replacement stem that would suit me (not in black anyway), so I bought a quill-ahead converter (I already had a stem - Halfords sale £2.00 a couple of years ago) and ended up with this
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h270/Yorkshireman1/Trek%20700/2008_0506Trek7000003.jpg)
That fitted me OK, but looked a bit 'clunky', so I got a spacer (SJS) and dabbed a bit of shiny black paint here and there ... and
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h270/Yorkshireman1/Trek%20700/2008_0514TREK0001.jpg)
(I'm not sure yet ...).
Rear mech was sort of OK,
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h270/Yorkshireman1/Trek%20700/2008_0510Newder0002.jpg)
but this was going for £12.00 at UKBikestore
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h270/Yorkshireman1/Trek%20700/2008_0510Newder0001.jpg)
and looked a bit more up to date.
Had a good look at the rear lighting
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h270/Yorkshireman1/Trek%20700/2008_0404Dynamo0004.jpg)
and decided that it was letting everything else down. Ordered a B+M DToplight Plus from Cycle Plus on Wednesday @ 7.30pm. Removed the home made flasher mount and light
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h270/Yorkshireman1/Trek%20700/2008_0606RearLight0002.jpg)
and made a suitable mount for the new light and fitted it with pop rivetts
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h270/Yorkshireman1/Trek%20700/2008_0606RearLight0003.jpg)
New light arrived at 1.30pm yesterday, and took about 10 min to fit and connect up.
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h270/Yorkshireman1/Trek%20700/2008_0606RearLight0004.jpg)
I'm highly delighted with that bit of kit (and the quick service)
![Thumbs Up :thumbsup:](/forum/Smileys/classic/thumbsup.gif)
Completed bike is like a new one now, and is certainly a better ride.
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h270/Yorkshireman1/Trek%20700/2008_0518TREK0003.jpg)
Just wondering what else is left to 'improve'
![demon :demon:](/forum/Smileys/classic/Evil.gif)