1978 Trek TX500 - Is it a repaint?
07-04-21, 01:42 PM
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1978 Trek TX500 - Is it a repaint?
Eyeing this small trek for a friend. The early catalogs don’t say much about colors or have photos of the bikes. Were these painted as requested? I can’t seem to find a photo of one in this color and it just doesn’t strike me as an early trek color, or trek quality (but that could be the photos and a need for a polish). Seller insists it’s original but we know how that goes.
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07-04-21, 01:45 PM
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Looks close to my TX300(304)
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07-04-21, 01:47 PM
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Ah, nice! Hadn’t yet thought to look for other models of similar period. I also couldn’t find “TX500” in a catalog. What was the hierarchy like?
Or do we think this is a tx 300?
The chainstay decal threw me off a little too. He said it’s the shop sticker that the bike came from, not sure I’ve seen that on a chainstay though and can’t quite make it out. More photos:
Or do we think this is a tx 300?
The chainstay decal threw me off a little too. He said it’s the shop sticker that the bike came from, not sure I’ve seen that on a chainstay though and can’t quite make it out. More photos:
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07-04-21, 02:10 PM
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With the Ishiwata 022, sure looks like a 500 to me. My 300 is Ishiwata double butted hi-ten. Frame and component specs can be found here
(77) https://www.vintage-trek.com/images/t...rekMidwest.pdf
or
(78) https://www.vintage-trek.com/images/trek/Trek2.pdf
Gold MAFACs were swapped in
(77) https://www.vintage-trek.com/images/t...rekMidwest.pdf
or
(78) https://www.vintage-trek.com/images/trek/Trek2.pdf
Gold MAFACs were swapped in
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07-04-21, 05:12 PM
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I have a 1979 Trek 510 also a full Ishiwata 022 frameset. This is a heck of a nice bike. The bikes "above" this in the Trek line up would have had Reynolds 531 or Columbus but the tubing was no better. Given the yen/dollar exchange in the late 70s, this was likely a less expensive tubing set.
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bikemig natterberry would you say this bike would take 28s or 32s with fenders? I imagine so.
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bikemig natterberry would you say this bike would take 28s or 32s with fenders? I imagine so.
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Alright so looks like at least 28s, which is all he needs. Starting to wish I was picking this up for myself, although way too tiny for me.
07-04-21, 05:52 PM
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Definitely, mine is pictured with 27x1 1/4
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