Originally Posted by
thinktubes
Not gone.
About 20 years ago, I lent this to a buddy who rode it for awhile until he started having kids. Last I heard, he had given it to a nephew who took it to college in Iowa. I assumed that was the end of it.
A few months back, he called me and mentioned that he had started riding again. I asked him what he was riding and he sent this pic:
I immediately told him to lower the stem. Hoping to do a couple of rides with him once he gets some fitness.
I like enduring steel stories. Also, Trek shoulda used this color a lot more. It's a great purple.