Originally Posted by cyclotoine
sorry I have to join in. An early 80s 531 trek is a really nice bike and yeah they don't fetch the same amounts and vintage italian steelo......
I may be wrong, but I think the early 80's Trek 500's were made of 501 steel - not 531. I agree that it would ride nice, though, and in the right market would realize at least $200-$250 if it were reasonably clean.....
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