Re: [CR]Early High-End Trek

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Ideale)

Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:36:48 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <john@os2.dhs.org>
Organization: TheCrimson Permanent Assurance
To: jeff-arg@bizwi.rr.com
Subject: Re: [CR]Early High-End Trek
References: <6gvfio$628c9g@rrcs-agw-01b.hrndva.rr.com>
In-Reply-To: <6gvfio$628c9g@rrcs-agw-01b.hrndva.rr.com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

jeff-arg@bizwi.rr.com wrote:
> I picked up an ealier (approximately 1981) lugged steel Trek bike. I
> don't know much about them. The bike is white with blue decal panels
> and blue head tube, gold Trek head badge. It has a sloping crown
> fork and Cinelli bottom bracket shell. Strangely, the drop outs are
> Shimano, with the rear being vertical dropouts without adjusters.

Probably these dropouts: http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/dropouts/shimano-uf.jpeg

We had problems with them -- the drive side dropouts tended to fail at the chainstay joint. Changed to Campy and problem solved.
> Is it wrong to break this bike up? Do these have any collectability?

I don't see a problem with breaking it up. The Super Record Pro group is pretty generic.

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