Holy Setback Seatpost Batman!
and then the one my kid rides ...
I Like your Misfit--I've had a few 29ers in my day . . . .
Holy Setback Seatpost Batman!
and then the one my kid rides ...
Holy Setback Seatpost Batman!
I love all quality old bikes but I don't think its the geometry that makes your Trek special. Even if it has the extended chain stays, which is rare even for touring bikes, it looks to be a pretty standard 73 deg/73 deg setup on your Trek. Trek used that tried and true geometry on many of their early road bikes.
While you are correct that there is no such thing as a "standard" geometry anymore, and many makers do different things with their geometry based up different frame materials and specific uses for the bike, as I said above your bikes standard geometry can still be found today.
I would suspect that what makes your bike special to you is that you have 25 years of comfort riding it and it was made to last forever. I think that if you went out looking for a bike today you would find something that you would love just as much, even if it had different geometry.
Once upon a time, I sold a bunch of these Trek touring rigs. Lovely bikes, though it must be getting tough to service Helicomatic hubs! I recall they had pretty long chain stays, a fairly slack head tube, and a high bottom bracket for a touring rig. It's true that nothing from a major manufacturer comes close to duplicating this bike, but there are niche firms making steel touring and "sport-touring" frames that compare favorably.You may be right - I know how to build wheels from the ground up, but I don't know a great deal about geometry. Bike people keep telling me that they don't make a true touring frame anymore, so that's was my reference point. All I know for sure is that when I ride I'm more upright than when I ride a modern 'touring' bike, and for whatever reason I've never found a modern bike that gives the same feel as this one, especially when loaded.
Thanks for the info...
- Randy
Whoa! talk about a piece of history there.Bontrager Ti Lite Mtn bike, hard tail. ca 1998
Fuji 'Team' 2008
<3 Her
It's bike season! Some cash came my way and I just got my bike back from the shop after some much needed work and upgrades. I had it decked out as a speedy, track-style thing, but use it as a commuter, so I finally gave up the last of my hipness and made it a commuter, with a rack, saddlebags, more ergonomic handlebars, etc (although, the grips are handmade in portland, so I still have retained SOME hipness...). Also, new pedals, brakepads, and fine-tuning that I put off for too long. I know there are some other bikers here, be it racers, commuters, or just plain bike-for-the-fun-of-iters. What are you riding?
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