Originally Posted by
engineerbob
The more I clean the frame, and see its imperfections up close, the more I like the idea of PC. Other than the "Trek" at the top of the seat stays, I don't need any identifiers: no "Reynolds" decals or even the "Trek" head tube badge. I know what the frame is, nobody else needs that information. Gloss black will work for me.
I talked to a shop in Boulder that can cold-set the rear triangle to 130mm from its current 127. It looks like I'll also need them to pull the BB's fixed cup.
Bob
If the bike isn't that special to you, I'll buy it from you. It seems a shame for it to have gone almost 40 years being an upper tier, Reynolds 531 Trek to just become a powdercoated nameless bike- with no prestige to it.
I'm proud to have old Treks. It's a global company that was started in a barn- this bike was made in that barn. There's an element of history to it, as well as being a cool, high end, functional bike.