Originally Posted by
dedhed
I think I have one of those dropouts in stock from a 1986 Trek 400T elance a tube broke on. I unbrazed all the lugs and dropouts in the intention of making keychains etc out of them when I had nothing better to do. I believe the DS dropout is hanging off the light over my bench at work. You can check the vintage trek site or maybe John Thompson can verify the angles are the same or "close enough". You could have it for postage if I still have it. I know I made one keychain and gave it to one of my reps but I think that was the NDS.
Dedhed, I truly appreciate that! If you do have it and it would work on my bike, I think I'll take you up on that very thoughtful offer.
According to the '86 brochure, the 500 and the 400T did indeed share the same geometry...I'm just wondering whether the frame size matters? Again, this is the 19" model (second smallest of six sizes offered).