Finding bike model and year
09-06-17 | 11:46 AM
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Finding bike model and year
wE WERE GIVEN A TREK BIKE FOR OUR DAUGHTER TO USE AT COLLEGE. i WANT TO INSURE IT BECAUSE TREK BIKES ARE USUALLY EXPENSIVE. cAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT MODEL AND YEAR THIS BIKE IS FROM THE SERIAL #WTU0FN320T? tHANKYOU
09-06-17 | 11:55 AM
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Bikes: 2003 Orbea Orca, 2003 Bianchi Imola, ? Waterford
Did that come from the bottom bracket? Try this page to see if you can date your trek:
Vintage Trek Bicycle Frame Serial Numbers, bike
Also maybe post some pics and a model number. They would help others to identify your bike. I wonder if the last three digits is the model? Is it a 320?
Vintage Trek Bicycle Frame Serial Numbers, bike
Also maybe post some pics and a model number. They would help others to identify your bike. I wonder if the last three digits is the model? Is it a 320?
09-06-17 | 11:58 AM
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Hello and welcome to the forums. Can you tell us a bit about the bike? Is it a road bike AKA 10 speed? Or is it a mountain bike? Are there any names or numbers on it? 330, 460, Antelope 830, 2300?
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09-06-17 | 12:03 PM
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Insurance on a used bike rarely work out that good.
They don't hold on to their value particularly well.
And while any Trek is likely to be worth more than a department store bike, not all Trek bikes are high-dollar items.
I suggest you take a close look st the frame. There's most likely a model name in the graphics somewhere.
Once you've figured out the model name, head over to www.bicyclebluebook.com or www.bikepedia.com.
Enter make & model, start looking at pics and spec lists to figure out which bike is yours and what it was originally worth.
They don't hold on to their value particularly well.
And while any Trek is likely to be worth more than a department store bike, not all Trek bikes are high-dollar items.
I suggest you take a close look st the frame. There's most likely a model name in the graphics somewhere.
Once you've figured out the model name, head over to www.bicyclebluebook.com or www.bikepedia.com.
Enter make & model, start looking at pics and spec lists to figure out which bike is yours and what it was originally worth.
09-06-17 | 01:13 PM
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Bikes: Lots of English 3-speeds, a couple of old road bikes, 3 mountain bikes, 1 hybrid, and a couple of mash-ups
The best insurance at college is a bigass lock and a bike that is beat up enough that it doesn't draw attention.
09-06-17 | 11:37 PM
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Bikes: A green one, "Ragleigh," or something.
And 'Trek' bikes aren't any more expensive than other bikes. It depends on which model. Like all the big name manufacturers, they make everything from really cheap, basic entry level bikes to super expensive, super light racing bikes.
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● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
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09-07-17 | 08:41 AM
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Amen, bro! As a UCLA student during the bike boom era, I always tried to park next to a nicer-looking bike with a flimsier-looking security system. Our joke back then was that the lighter the bike, the heavier the chain needed to secure it.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
09-10-17 | 12:03 AM
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Bikes: 1981 Raleigh GP, 1985 Norco Bush Pilot, . . .
The year of frame manufacture is probably 2001. The model year of the bicycle is 2001 or 2002.
If you can find Trek catalogs for those years you may be able to match up the bicycle.
