Trek 520 trivia question; what year did they...
04-12-24, 11:50 PM
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Trek 520 trivia question; what year did they...
moved from lugged fork to the unicrown fork?
I do know that '93 was the last year of the lugged frame, and that '83, '85, and '86 had sidepull brakes, but I'm missing the fork info
I do know that '93 was the last year of the lugged frame, and that '83, '85, and '86 had sidepull brakes, but I'm missing the fork info
04-13-24, 01:03 AM
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1989, lugged fork:
1990, unicrown fork:
1990, unicrown fork:
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did every size get a sloping TT or just smaller ones?
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It looks like between 2007-2009
https://www.vintage-trek.com/trek-fi...ein-lemond.htm
this brings you to the vintage trek catalogues up to 2012
https://www.vintage-trek.com/trek-fi...ein-lemond.htm
this brings you to the vintage trek catalogues up to 2012
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abdon That's actually kind of well.... not exactly pleasing to my eye. I wonder if this was done to use the same frame for both Hybrids and touring bikes.
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04-13-24, 05:18 PM
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abdon That's actually kind of well.... not exactly pleasing to my eye. I wonder if this was done to use the same frame for both Hybrids and touring bikes.
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abdon That's actually kind of well.... not exactly pleasing to my eye. I wonder if this was done to use the same frame for both Hybrids and touring bikes.
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abdon That's actually kind of well.... not exactly pleasing to my eye. I wonder if this was done to use the same frame for both Hybrids and touring bikes.
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cyccommute Did simply producing all MTB frames to be "suspension ready" have anything to do with it?
I never said anything about sizes just using the same frame for a road bike and hybrid, similar to how many brands already used the same frame across several road bike models.
I never said anything about sizes just using the same frame for a road bike and hybrid, similar to how many brands already used the same frame across several road bike models.
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04-14-24, 01:34 PM
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Everyone seems to want to find a nefarious reason for sloping top tubes. Often people say "they went to sloping top tubes so that they could offer fewer frame sizes," but the number of frame sizes offered remained the same or actually increased. This one is kind of new but geometry comparisons don't hold up. Sloping top tubes are used to get a little more stand over height with a slightly stiffer frame and a bit of weight savings. Sure, it saves the companies a little money in materials as well but that's not a bad trade-off.
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