Anyone with a 1985 or so Trek 620 touring bike?
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Anyone with a 1985 or so Trek 620 touring bike?
I am rebuilding a Trek 620 and I am missing whatever attached to the bridge between the chain stays to take the front derailleur cable from the groove under the bottom bracket shell. Can anyone describe it to me please? I have worked out an alternative but I'd like to do it like the original. The rest of the bike is NOS replacements of the original parts that i had lying around. (Yea I have one of those basements.) I appreciate the help. Ron
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I am rebuilding a Trek 620 and I am missing whatever attached to the bridge between the chain stays to take the front derailleur cable from the groove under the bottom bracket shell. Can anyone describe it to me please? I have worked out an alternative but I'd like to do it like the original. The rest of the bike is NOS replacements of the original parts that i had lying around. (Yea I have one of those basements.) I appreciate the help. Ron
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Thanks, I was wondering if that would work long term. I wasn't worried about the bottom bracket shell just the cable wear. I have an original Huret front derailleur and it would work OK by not using the cable stop on the derailluer but it really isn't great.
I used a noodle from a V-brake using the hole in the bridge to anchor using a brake stop mounting from an old center pull bike. That allows me to use 5" of cable housing to the derailleur. It shifts perfectly but it is obviously cobbled. I could always drill and tap the bottom bracket for a cable guide. It looks like it will be a great touing bike. Thanks again. Ron
I used a noodle from a V-brake using the hole in the bridge to anchor using a brake stop mounting from an old center pull bike. That allows me to use 5" of cable housing to the derailleur. It shifts perfectly but it is obviously cobbled. I could always drill and tap the bottom bracket for a cable guide. It looks like it will be a great touing bike. Thanks again. Ron
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I am rebuilding a Trek 620 and I am missing whatever attached to the bridge between the chain stays to take the front derailleur cable from the groove under the bottom bracket shell. Can anyone describe it to me please? I have worked out an alternative but I'd like to do it like the original. The rest of the bike is NOS replacements of the original parts that i had lying around. (Yea I have one of those basements.) I appreciate the help. Ron
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If you are trying to fix it up as original, why are you using a Huret derailleur? It should probably be a Suntour or Shimano.
Also, almost all good quality bikes from the era had the cable running directly up from the BB cable guide to the derailleur. Even bikes with cheap front derailleurs with the built in cable stop just had a bare cable running up from the cable guide through the hole in the derailleur cable stop and clamped in place.
Also, almost all good quality bikes from the era had the cable running directly up from the BB cable guide to the derailleur. Even bikes with cheap front derailleurs with the built in cable stop just had a bare cable running up from the cable guide through the hole in the derailleur cable stop and clamped in place.
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Early Trek touring bikes had a bit of a love affair with Huret; French parts in general actually. Most Trek bikes came with a Maillard Helicomatic, and and an awful lot had Huret derailers, especially touring bikes( Dup-par).
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There was no additional piece to guide the cable; the plastic guide under the BB shell was all we used for the front derailleur cable.
N.B. Harry Spehar was the product manager at that time, and as noted he had a fondness for French components, and they were a good value as well.
N.B. Harry Spehar was the product manager at that time, and as noted he had a fondness for French components, and they were a good value as well.
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There was no additional piece to guide the cable; the plastic guide under the BB shell was all we used for the front derailleur cable.
N.B. Harry Spehar was the product manager at that time, and as noted he had a fondness for French components, and they were a good value as well.
N.B. Harry Spehar was the product manager at that time, and as noted he had a fondness for French components, and they were a good value as well.
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There is only a groove in the bottom of the bottom bracket shell and no plastic guide. If I run the cable to the stock front derailleur it conflicts with the stock cable housing stop. It shifts perfectly with the cable housing solution I used but I may give up on it and just put on an Shimano XT front and rear and 700c rims to make it more reliable. If you have a NOS Sach Huret DOPAR ECO that has been hanging around for 3 years and buy a frame that had one originally it seems like it is meant to be. Thanks for all the input. Ron
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