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08-13-18, 06:58 AM
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08-13-18, 08:58 AM
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You're talking about the late 70s early 80s version?
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08-13-18, 09:12 AM
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Rare enough that I regret selling mine. The early Columbus framed Treks are not common at all. I've only seen a handful, with most being on Ebay. I bought the only I've seen in person.
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in the late '70s, we would build them in batches of 10. Everything else was built in bigger batches. Like the 300's, which were often built in batches of 50
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To clarify and expand on @The Golden Boy 's response/question, Trek used the 930 model designation for two distinctly different bikes. The first was a lugged road bike made with Columbus tubing in late-78, '79 and '80. The second was a Tig-welded mountain bike made from 1990 through '99, according to the Vintage Trek website.
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I trash-picked one of the mtb 930s, it's a low-end bike.
08-13-18, 11:33 AM
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Shouldn't have been... CrMo frame- lugged until 94 or so.
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08-13-18, 11:36 AM
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It's interesting that I see more 700s than 500s and more 500s than 300s. I guess people took care of the more expensive bikes, but the less expensive bikes were regarded as a little more... disposable.
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08-13-18, 12:07 PM
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I need to find out where your trash is! I just tuned up a 930 MTB for a friend. Seemed to be a nicer bike with better components than the more typical 800's/820's/830's I've trash-picked around these parts.
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08-13-18, 12:29 PM
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Well it's being ridden daily, for what that's worth. And it fits me better than any bike I've ever ridden.
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And how frequently would those batches be built?
08-13-18, 01:04 PM
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Glad to hear it's getting the use it deserves. And ditto on the fit. That thing was as comfortable at mile 30 or 40 as it was at mile 1.
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But we still don't know which 930 is in play here, do we?
08-14-18, 11:27 AM
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Considering the OP has a '78 930 listed in his bike repertoire, I would make that my guess. 
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08-14-18, 11:42 AM
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If you feel like counting, you can check out the serial numbers here: Vintage Trek Bicycle Frame Serial Numbers late 1980 to 1981
If you look at '80/'81 years you can get a decent idea of how many 950 frames were made in a year's time. That's not exactly what you're looking for, of course, but will give a general idea of how rare the high end Columbus frames are.
If you look at '80/'81 years you can get a decent idea of how many 950 frames were made in a year's time. That's not exactly what you're looking for, of course, but will give a general idea of how rare the high end Columbus frames are.
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If you feel like counting, you can check out the serial numbers here: Vintage Trek Bicycle Frame Serial Numbers late 1980 to 1981
If you look at '80/'81 years you can get a decent idea of how many 950 frames were made in a year's time. That's not exactly what you're looking for, of course, but will give a general idea of how rare the high end Columbus frames are.
If you look at '80/'81 years you can get a decent idea of how many 950 frames were made in a year's time. That's not exactly what you're looking for, of course, but will give a general idea of how rare the high end Columbus frames are.
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