Completed Trek 1985 Trek 450 Restoration
03-13-13, 02:32 PM
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Completed Trek 1985 Trek 450 Restoration
Hi everyone,
Thank you for your initial thoughts on the bike I salvaged. It is now complete, and I would like to hear your thoughts. I added new cables, housing, saddle, bar tape, chain, tubes, and tires. There are areas of rust, but the bike rides well.
It also has:
Campagnolo (Victory?) crankset
Campagnolo F & R derailleur
Campagnolo shifters
27" StaTru wheelset
True Temper Tubing
Thanks a lot!
Thank you for your initial thoughts on the bike I salvaged. It is now complete, and I would like to hear your thoughts. I added new cables, housing, saddle, bar tape, chain, tubes, and tires. There are areas of rust, but the bike rides well.
It also has:
Campagnolo (Victory?) crankset
Campagnolo F & R derailleur
Campagnolo shifters
27" StaTru wheelset
True Temper Tubing
Thanks a lot!
Last edited by MookieBlaylock; 03-13-13 at 05:44 PM.
03-13-13, 04:20 PM
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Looks good! Nice job. Only one suggestion - replace the exposed cam QR skewer on the back with a steel enclosed cam unit (like Shimano.) That skewer may not hold the wheel in place in the horizontal dropout if a strong rider starts sprinting on it.
03-13-13, 05:06 PM
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Very nice! I typically prefer gumwalls on bikes of this era, but I think yours looks really nice with the all black tires, black tape, and black saddle. Well done!
03-13-13, 05:24 PM
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Thanks, guys. It was my first project. Too bad it is too big. I look forward selling this and working on something I can ride.
03-14-13, 02:19 PM
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Very nice bike I would think in the $400-500 price range depending on market would not be unreasonable. The thing to keep in mind is it might take a while to sell at full price maybe a couple month or more on CL.
03-14-13, 04:44 PM
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Ok, great. From people I have talked to, they have also said between 400 and 450.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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