Re: [CR]Re: "Rare and desirable" Trek

(Example: Bike Shops)

Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 08:32:51 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classic list <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: "Rare and desirable" Trek
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Tom Dalton wrote:
> I suppose that yet another
> reference to a "priceless" Ebay auction is the last thing that this
> list neeeds, but I just can't help myself with this one. I suppose
> that having built up countless Treks of this vintage, I know just how
> un-special these bikes are, especially when compared to, say, an
> actual Campagnolo-equipped 1978 Trek.
> http://ebay.com/<blah
>
> Item number: 7195245143

It appears the seller has updated the description, which now states the bike is a 1984 model. Having worked at Trek in Waterloo in 1984, this is entirely reasonable. I don't recall that the 410 was equiped with Campy Triomphe, which is what is on this bike. We did have a model spec'ed with Triomphe, but it was a full group, whereas this bike appears to have non-Campy brakes at least (and perhaps pedals).

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA