Another nicely modded District
I put my order in for a District mid-August 2008. It finally arrived at the end of April this year. The bike was good as is but I was set on making it perfect for me from day one. First up was changing the stem and water bottle cage hardware – the orange didn’t do it for me on the stem bolts and since I didn’t install cages I wanted lower profile button head bolts there. I know, very minor details. Next, the stock bar was swapped for a Trek flat bar trimmed to 510mm. Since the headtube is so long on these bikes the stem is run with negative rise and the steerer tube trimmed 10mm shorter. A pair of big double sided platforms for Odyssey are a must for me. I like smaller brake levers so the stock ones had to go and some Dia Compe were installed. Oh yeah, I also added the Trek Time analog watch to the bar. That was all done before taking it home for the first time. Later, I realized I’m not a laid back seat tube and offset post kind of guy so I had a Thomson with zero offset installed to get my seat far enough over the BB. My most recent change is the crank and BB. I really wanted shorter crankarms than what came stock. Since a new set was needed I figured it would be a good time to get a 2 piece Shimano design with outboard bearing placement. The new set up is so much stiffer in addition to be being a better fit. Overall I am now super stoked on my bike. The only thing I can think of changing at this point is possibly going to a 20T rear cog.
Tags: Crank, Handle Bars, Pedals, Seat, Stem
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July 13th, 2009 at 8:33 am
I’m about to pick my District up and want some flat bars like yours. Can you tell me where you got them from and how much they were? Cheers mate.
July 13th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
love the mods on this. excellent attention to detail. orange trek time and pedals? sick. nice bar too.
July 16th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
Like your bike, I suggest taking off the belt guard. Do you know what the diameter of the handlebars is? I saw a good deal on carbon 25.4 bars, but don’t want to get the wrong diameter…
July 17th, 2009 at 10:45 am
yes yes. This is what I keep asking, Andy. Where can we get these bars???? PLEASE TELL US!!!!!!
August 6th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
The bar is 25.4mm and the ones I bought are nothing special. They’re a cheap ($14.99) bar from Trek actually, however it’s discontinued and are no longer available. I know since I inquired about availability of getting more. However, you might have luck searching your local bike shop or eBay. UPDATE – Two people I know now have a District. One of them bought the same pedals so I had to change up my package. I now have a pair that feature sealed bearings and match the grey color of the decal, chainguard, sprocket, etc. Sorry, no pics yet.
April 24th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Hi, the bike looks great! Do you mind if I ask. You how you managed to fit that crank? I just tried to fit a ultegra crank but tje chain ring hits the frame!! Did you have to use spaces?