Originally Posted by indie kid
Wow...nice bike. Your pictures are really sharp...what kind of camera do you have?
Thanks, The camera used fo those photos was a Nikon 5700, 5mp.
Originally Posted by oneradtec
Man...Trek was 15 years ahead of everyone else with that bike. Too bad no one knew it at the time.
Looks like your bike is in mint condition. My impression is that you bought it in 1989...then brought it home and packed it in an air tight vacuum packed plastic bag. Then you put it in a box with foam padding and taped it up. Then you stored it in a climate controlled attic for the next 16 years. Now you have recently climbed up in the attic and pulled down the box and proceeded to extract the bike. You immediately took pics and posted theme here.
Thanks, that had me rolling
Actually I did put a lot of riding miles on it for the first 3 years when I got it. Then all my riding buddies and I went hardcore MTB riding, and the Trek 5000 only came out for the odd road ride. I had my Klein Quantum Pro and a Norco Magnum SE that I rode a lot as well on the road. So you are kind of close with you assessment in the later years of the bikes life. I found I was just riding my MTB more and more...
You are right, it's amazing how it fits right in with today's bikes. I think a thread-less stem carbon fork would bring it right up, however we'll see what shakes out.
Originally Posted by dog hair
they were two or three years behind another company...
As Khuon stated the 5000 was made by Graphite Technologies (now Aegis) I think they were right in step. I Actually think the Trek 5000 has aged a lot more gracefully than the Kestrel 4000
Originally Posted by Ziggurat
I know I've said this a dozen times, but DAMN--I love that bike
Aegis-built Trek, wow
I think those ACs look much better with the decals removed
what size tires are those?
Thanks Zig. I took a picture of the bike with the AC decals on it just for posterity, however even before I bought the wheels I had planned to take the decals off. I took internet pictures and modified them in Photo-shop to determine how much of the decal I wanted to remove and to make sure the wheels would look ok with the no decals. When I got the wheels I took pictures and then just blacked out the amount I wanted, and then executed it. It seems the CR42 with the wedge was about the best compromise.
The Tires are Michelin Pro2's in a 700x23C They are a dark gray side wall that had me disappointed at first until I got use to them. I had thought the were black, and even the place i bought them from indicated the tires were black. I ordered a set of Continental Attack and Force tires right after for the black side wall. I mounted them to see how they would look, and although the Black sidewall is wicked. I have become accustomed to the dark gray side wall and find it adds a bit of contrast and interest over the black.
I have attached a photo of the wheels with the AC decals on it, it's kind of funny
Say didn't I read somewhere you are Building a Serrota Ti Legend?