Originally Posted by
bernside
Hi All,
I told my Dad this spring that I was thinking of buying a road bike and he said he had one he would give me. It is a 1982 Trek 710 25" (according to the info @ vintage-trek that I found through this forum - Thanks).
Welcome to C/V and congrats on an awesome dad and and awesome bike!
I concur with others that the barcons are an upgrade. It also looks like your dad simply rode in the drops, the brakes are positioned to be easily reached from there without any wrist movement. It would also mean very little hand movement when shifting gears.
You only need to move the brakes to a position
you are comfortable with. The above suggestions are a great starting point, but we all have different body mechanics, as evidenced by how your dad set the brakes up. Aesthetics are secondary to comfort in my book.
He nice thing about 710's are their comfort aspect. Quality tubing and nice geometry make for a sweet ride. The eyelets make for great versatility as a sports-tourer: one can go all out racing or full commuter/light tourer.
Be sure to update changes! (We can quickly scroll past any aerobars
)