1983 Trek 610?
08-18-19, 07:57 PM
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1983 Trek 610?
I picked up a Trek 610 frame today for $10. Serial number makes it a 1983. Some surface rust but should be usable. I was curious about if though - I couldn’t find any mention of the 610 in the 1983 brochure. Is it basically the same as the 1981 version?
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08-18-19, 10:34 PM
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Does it look like this? Could be built in ‘83 for the ‘84 sales season. If so congrats. The ‘84 610 is the bike I choose most out of my herd.
08-18-19, 11:05 PM
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Yep that looks like what it is. The 610 on the downtube was scraped off and all the other decals were covered by electrical tape.
08-19-19, 05:57 AM
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I got one too. Worst deal ever. Paid way too much for it so can't really flip it. I decided to keep it as an every day kind of bike but haven't finished cleaning it up 8 years later! At least it has primer on it. I had a local guy who builds his own frames braze some parts on it since one of the POS's drewed the eyelets off. Plan on using it for sport touring.
I did throw some parts on it and rode it for a couple of days.
1983 Trek 610 60 cm (24"
by Patrick Boulden, on Flickr
I did throw some parts on it and rode it for a couple of days.
1983 Trek 610 60 cm (24"
by Patrick Boulden, on Flickr
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08-19-19, 07:38 AM
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08-19-19, 10:15 AM
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^^^^ Also, definitely '84 branding/decals.
08-19-19, 10:18 AM
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