This brings up an interesting point. My early Trek was built quite well. The mitre work in the bottom bracket is spot on. More impressive than many Italian frames I've seen. Everybody want a Colnago. Surprised no one wants a Trek.
Steve Leitgen La Crosse, WI
On Nov 8, 2005, at 12:47 AM, wilsonjw50@aol.com wrote:
> Steve Leitgen wrote:
>> I really do have a Campagnolo equipped 1978 Trek. Oddly it looks
>> nothing like the one in >the picture. My guess is that that not
>> really a '78.
>
> 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/
>> BIKE64CM_W0QQitemZ7195245143QQcategoryZ56197QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>> Item number: 7195245143
>
> Maybe our "allamericanhero" is dyslexic and its really an '87 instead
> of a '78. Guess he didn't have time to go to
> http://www.vintage-trek.com/
> an '85 with that lug/decal/model combo. Now my '83 760 Trek, probably
> built by listmember John Thompson, PRICELESS!
> John Wilson
> Greensburg, PA