Re: [CR]Name that period, history of the bicycle...

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From: <bhufford3@mchsi.com>
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Name that period, history of the bicycle...
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 22:25:55 +0000

Eugene Powell wrote:

> You know people still insist on a color match to repaint their old > "rancid Pepto-Bismal pink" Trek (all SR, columbus tubed, 770?) !?

John Thompson replied:

> Don't you mean "970?" IIRC, the 7xx series were Reynolds 531, > and the 9xx series were Colombus.

Eugene was right on the model and color, but misspoke on the tubing (if this brochure from the vintage-trek website is correct anyway):

http://www.vintage-trek.com/images/trek/85TrekRacing.pdf

My daughter would be all over that pink paint to paint her truck. I actually like it on the bike!

Bob Hufford
Springfield, MO