Thanks! The Trek info is at the margins of CR acceptibility, but at Vintage Trek (www.vintage-trek.com) one can look at the 610 or 620 for 1983 and 1984. The 1983's will have a rake around 55 mm, and the 1984's will have 44 mm if I recall correctly. The 1984 frames started to be made in late '83, maybe the whole 4th quarter, so I wonder if the Trek designer looked at the Gitane bikes or specs and got some ideas ... Beyond this I know nothing.
On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 3:20 PM, verktyg <verktyg@aol.com> wrote:
> Ken,
>
> Here's a list of Gitane distribution/importer changes in the 70s and 80s:
>
> http://www.gitaneusa.com/
>
>
> Chas. Colerich
> Oakland, CA USA
>
> Ken Freeman wrote:
>
>> Interesting, this would coincide with Trek decreasing the rake of its
>> forks and seemingly dedicating itself to high-trail designs.
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 3:40 PM, verktyg wrote:
>>
>> In 1983 Cycles de France started distributing Gitane bikes in the
>> US. They had the same address as Trek, 801 Madison St. Waterloo, WI,
>> USA.
>>
>> Does anyone know the history of the relationship between Trek and
>> Gitane?
>>
>> Chas. Colerich
>> Oakland, CA USA
>>
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Ken Freeman
Ann Arbor, MI USA