Originally Posted by
retrobikeguy
Good news, this arrived in the post today
And ..... It has never been built up, the frame is a really deep metallic liquorice colour and the dropouts have never had a wheel in them, the bottom bracket shell is clean as new
The forks are still in primer
It's just covered in dust and scratches like it's been sat in a stockroom since the late 80s
So there you go, 19T452
Any ideas on what the proper colour should be for this year?
Nice!, many of those scratches will buff out. I have three scans of the 1989 catalog, one is available from the Trek old bikes site, one from Mombat, one is a partial I got from the web, none have the specs page for the Tam stating the color. I believe since Tam and Competition were hand built in the USA you could opt any color, it does say so in a 10/88 model lineup (Mombat) for the Competition and there was a bike model offered with a white fork in 1989. I would say stick to that if you like it. The only color I've seen for an '89 is a fade from a lighter blue in the rear to a darker blue in the front with yellow decals. A person is selling one on 1989 catalog on ebay, you could ask him if he is willing to share the info or sell you the missing page pics, if he does please share them here and you can see the regular color of the 1989 Tam there.
Now two Tams were offered in 1989 is your the Classic or the new with the Evolution tubing and geometry?