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07-12-03, 10:31 AM
knowing i wanted a touring bike to complement my mountain bike, my wife bought a 1986(?) Trek 620, supposedly in mint w/ only 20 miles ridden, for $200 on Ebay. I've question-marked the date because this model does not appear in the 1986 Trek catalog on vintage-trek.com. Perhaps it is an '85 that the seller bought in '86.
Any knowledge of/opinions about this bike?
Also, I'm 5'6" with short legs. Is this frame too small? here's the stuff from the Ebay listing:
This bike is brand new with less than twenty miles on it. Although it is an older bike(1986) it is Trek at its roots best. Handmade, lugged, Reynolds 531 tubing...this bike can easily be converted to a top quality competitive cyclocross bike. Features are Normandy hubs, Deore crankset, canti brakes, Huret Crane deraileurs and shifters, Stronglight headset, Blackburn rear rack, Kirtland rear rack top touring pack, Zefal HP frame pump, Cat Eye computer (verifies low mileage). The frame specs are 47 c.m. seat tube, 52 c.m. top tube, and 45.5 c.m. chainstays. This is a very nice quality bike that was simply never ridden, just hung in our garage.
Any knowledge of/opinions about this bike?
Also, I'm 5'6" with short legs. Is this frame too small? here's the stuff from the Ebay listing:
This bike is brand new with less than twenty miles on it. Although it is an older bike(1986) it is Trek at its roots best. Handmade, lugged, Reynolds 531 tubing...this bike can easily be converted to a top quality competitive cyclocross bike. Features are Normandy hubs, Deore crankset, canti brakes, Huret Crane deraileurs and shifters, Stronglight headset, Blackburn rear rack, Kirtland rear rack top touring pack, Zefal HP frame pump, Cat Eye computer (verifies low mileage). The frame specs are 47 c.m. seat tube, 52 c.m. top tube, and 45.5 c.m. chainstays. This is a very nice quality bike that was simply never ridden, just hung in our garage.