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Old 03-04-19, 01:41 AM
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amerikaner
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Bikes: Bikes: 1979 Trek 930, 1979 Trek 710, 1996 Trek 970, 2000 Merlin Extralight, 2005 Merlin Agilis Framesets: 1980 Trek 410, 1981 Trek 610, 1984 Trek 400, (2x) 1985 Trek 600

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Drove 200 miles round trip at night for what I was hoping to be a '79 (birth year bike) on OfferUp. Seller didn't know year. The ad photos were limited so did some photo forensics and thanks to the vintage trek website I narrowed it down to a '79-'81 710 or 610. It ended being a '81 614 (SR Laprade Seatpost). Serial shows it was one of the first 22.5" 610 frames serialized in '81. Anyway a tiny dent (1/4" diameter) on top tube and down tube and found a 1/2" long dent on top tube under pump mount but otherwise straight frame without original fork. Rolled out dents, spread stays to 130mm, aligned triangle and dropouts and sent to powedercoaters to strip, fill remainder of dents and coat with a bit darker metallic blue (closest match they had...the called it "Blue Steel"...thought it was appropriate. :-) Should be ready this week!

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