Trek 614
10-28-14, 12:46 PM
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Trek 614
Price seems slightly high but pretty close. I'm mainly wondering if anyone can tell me (1) if this is for sure a 614 and (2) whether this model was Trek's low trail sport tourer. Based on the info at vintage-trek.com, the paint, decals, and components seem right for the 1982 614, but I'm not an expert. I'd like to give low trail and possibly 650b a try.
https://stlouis.craigslist.org/bik/4667077449.html
https://stlouis.craigslist.org/bik/4667077449.html
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10-28-14, 01:34 PM
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Plug your 650B numbers into the calc and see where it takes you.
Bicycle Trail Calculator | yojimg.net
Bicycle Trail Calculator | yojimg.net
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10-28-14, 01:37 PM
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I think the price is high as well but vintage Treks tend to command a premium. In any case, I find this very useful when thinking of doing a 650b conversion,
650B Conversion Guidlines
650B Conversion Guidlines
10-28-14, 02:03 PM
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Plug your 650B numbers into the calc and see where it takes you.
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For what it's worth, the 614 has trail in the 40s according to the calculator, so this is what I'm looking for if this bike is indeed a 614.
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10-28-14, 02:42 PM
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Look closely at the '82 catalog. Doesn't match the 614 depicted. Downtube shifters are different. Find out what component group is on it. A 613 seems to have similar shifters. You could probably talk him down some.
10-28-14, 03:02 PM
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Don't know if it is of interest, but check this one out. Already comes with 650B from the factory. I think a forum member owns this and he has listed it several times. Great bike but most don't understand it.
https://kansascity.craigslist.org/bik/4735245061.html
https://kansascity.craigslist.org/bik/4735245061.html
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Don't know if it is of interest, but check this one out. Already comes with 650B from the factory. I think a forum member owns this and he has listed it several times. Great bike but most don't understand it.
https://kansascity.craigslist.org/bik/4735245061.html
https://kansascity.craigslist.org/bik/4735245061.html
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613 and 614 are the same frame just different "options".
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Ok. I used to have an 81. Vx components and a Avocet Condor seat. That seat being a "Touring" model could be 614. Try Vintagetrek.com.
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Then probably the only definitive answer would be serial #. I realize it was a classified. Just saying that be the only answer.
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Should be easy to tell. 613 is a double and the 614 is a triple. I don't see a small chainring in the picture so I would say that is a 613.
I have an 81, and it is a very nice riding bike. If the one in the ad really is "ready to ride" I would pay something in the $300-350 range. I got my 81 613 for "free" from my brother-in-law, but spent several hundred dollars getting it ready to ride.
I have an 81, and it is a very nice riding bike. If the one in the ad really is "ready to ride" I would pay something in the $300-350 range. I got my 81 613 for "free" from my brother-in-law, but spent several hundred dollars getting it ready to ride.
10-31-14, 07:58 AM
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Agreed, good deal. At first I was put off by the aesthetics. Wheels just look too darned small. But the more I look, the better it appears. This seller has tried moving it several times. It might have a better chance on the bay.
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