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>
>While the seller of this particular bike does take
>hyperbole to a new level he never states that the
>bike is a 1978 model.
>Something isn't quite kosher with this one.
>The serial number 78268 denotes a 1983 24inch
>trek 500.
>The bike in the auction has the wrong decals,
>seatstays and lugs (trek investment cast?)
>for a 1983 bike.
>The bike and decals says 1985 (1984 had the
>model number on the downtube decal)
>None of the older treks came with the
>plastic cable routing thingy (what is that
>called?) under the bottom bracket.
>The serial number says otherwise.
>
>a bit of a mystery really.
>
>Marty Eison
>Frisco, Texas
>
I don't think there is any mystery at all here. Look closely at the pic
of the serial. It is very faint, but there is a 1 in front of the
easily seen numbers. This corresponds to an 85 Trek 410 sized 25.5.
The bike is virtually identical to an 84 410 I inherited from my brother
in law. Only differences are color and the brakes I have are black.
--
Lynn Travers
Hazelwood, MO