Originally Posted by
CleanClassics
That's not out of the equation, but I don't know what the lineage is to find an equal bike.
In the car world an example would be Chevy made an S10 from the late 80s to the 2000s, but it was replaced afterwards with the Chevy Colorado and so if I was looking for a vehicle like an S10 after 2003 I would shop the Colorado.
It is goofy like that- Trek's model names were pretty consistent until 85 or so- then the industry changed- so did Trek.
The 1988 Trek 400 (and 400T) were situated
about second from the bottom in Trek's hierarchy. It sounds low- but you'll hear "Trek's low end bikes are like other manufacturer's midline bikes" and it's true. The 400T (like your Dad's) has a TrueTemper CrMo frame with CrMo fork and stays, and the component group is a mix of upper mid/lower high end stuff. The derailleurs are Deore- which would be 2nd from the top of Shimano's MTB group. That adds up to a really quality bike.
I'm completely unfamiliar with how Trek's lines are set up these days- but like
KAH mentioned- that Domane AL2 in their "Gravel Bikes" section or as
dedhed mentioned- the 520 look about right... sorta.
Originally Posted by
CleanClassics
I'm in the USA,
People asked where you are because people here LOVE to do bike shopping with other people's money- people will CL shop for you and pick out cool stuff and other people will give pros and cons.
Good luck!