Classic & Vintage - Trek 560

I bought this off C-List today, I knew it was to tall for me but I couldnt help it! :D Let me know what you think, Its as found, all orig, havnt cleaned it up yet.
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It's a great looking bike. If it were +-61cm I'd offer to take it off your hands, but it looks a bit smaller than that.

Did you buy it because you got a great deal or because you just liked it?

Both :D I saw it on C-List and thought it was a very good looking bike, then I saw it in person and rode it when I got it home, sweet ride but in all reality nothing Ill be able to use daily :(

Both :D I saw it on C-List and thought it was a very good looking bike, then I saw it in person and rode it when I got it home, sweet ride but in all reality nothing Ill be able to use daily :(

What size is it? If it's smaller than 58cm, and it doesn't work for you, let me know.

Well I guess its going to be up as soon as I find a value on it :) its 24 inches (61cm) from BB to the top of the seat tube, and 33 1/2 inches (83.8cm) from the floor to the top of the top tube, let me kow if you need different measurements as I know alot of people measure bikes differently :) (center of top tube instead of top of top tube)

Nice score for $90!

If you get less than $300.00 I'll be tremendously surprised.

Fender1, Thanks! USAZorro, are you saying that I should get more than $300.00 for it?! :)

Fender1, Thanks! USAZorro, are you saying that I should get more than $300.00 for it?! :)

I would certainly expect so. Unfortunately, you won't be getting it from me, since the bike is too large by quite a bit.

I know I sold my 1983 560 for $334. I had not planed to sell it , but to make wife happy I put a price tag on every cycle I had ( except the Gary Fisher she gave me) and sold them off. I thought I had priced the 560 to high for anyone to want it. The person who bought took it on two test rides and then they went to the ATM. I about cried to see it go. It was one of the best rides I have ever owned.

OK...from the serail # (o3i8o72) I came to this: 950 frame, 22.5 inches, Sept. 1978, not sure and would love for someone else to check this out for me, a person over at the commuting forum was nice enough to shoot this serial# chart to me, www.vintage-trek.com, please feel free to double check this info :)

ILB, Really nice find. Is it possible for you to grow into it?:D

:lol: I think at age 42 I stopped growing a long time ago! :lol: I will ride it while I have it, who knows, the last time this happened to me I kept the bike for a little over ten years! ;)

Was there a pic that I missed? I love my 560, an 83 model I got at the local flea market for ten bucks.,,,,BD

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n267/Kustombyker/560After.jpg

Hmm, it wasn't loading before. It did now though. NICE bike and a great buy!,,,,BD

Yeah, the site is still acting up a bit, Thanks, I really like it :)

OK...from the serail # (o3i8o72) I came to this: 950 frame, 22.5 inches, Sept. 1978, not sure and would love for someone else to check this out for me, a person over at the commuting forum was nice enough to shoot this serial# chart to me, www.vintage-trek.com, please feel free to double check this info :)

Its a 1988, the guy over at vintagetrek.com comfirmed it :D

It is an '88. I had one the same size, but the color was aqua. It was reasonably light, handled well and shifted esp. well- very precise. I believe the frame was True Temper cro moly.