Re: [CR] Paramount on Ebay

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From: "jerrymoos" <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Thomas R. Adams, Jr." <kctommy@msn.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <BAY4-F17cRbAjXLgE6f00020c4b@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] Paramount on Ebay
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2003 14:48:50 -0500


I stand corrected. Most of us forget that the early Treks were lugged steel, but I guess you're right, they did make these frames long enough to count as "large numbers".

Regards,

Jerry Moos
Houston, TX


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From: "Thomas R. Adams, Jr."
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: [CR] Paramount on Ebay



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> >Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2003 10:01:17 -0500
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> Tom Adams, bringing my '79 510 USA Trek to the Cirque from Shrewsbury NJ
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