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Old 07-20-23 | 01:58 PM
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Unknown Mystery 1985 Trek 620!!!

I wanted to play along with all the "mystery" and "unknown" threads.

But I do have a new bell to show off!!!


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Unknown Mystery 1985 Trek 620!!!
Don't take this the wrong way, but that was actually the worst selling title of all the Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators series for young readers.
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Old 07-21-23 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by SurferRosa
Don't take this the wrong way, but that was actually the worst selling title of all the Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators series for young readers.
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Such a nice 620. And it's my size!
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Old 07-21-23 | 12:52 PM
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What's the mystery? Does it levitate?
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Old 07-21-23 | 12:59 PM
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Details on your front light setup please!
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Old 07-22-23 | 10:53 AM
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Details on your front light setup please!
This is the first time I’ve trusted a bike shop to do the work, in one way, I’m really happy I did- in other ways I wish I’d have done it. I’m glad to have had someone else take the risk of boogering up the fenders and someone that understands the wiring.

It’s a SON hub that goes to the Edeluxe II light and from there it splits to a Sinewave Revolution USB charger and a Velo Lumino tail light.

I wish I’d done it so *I* understood how all this stuff works. The wires out of the headlight got yanked- I don’t quite understand how they anchor in there. If I’d done this- I’d have understood it.

As far as the setup goes- I’ve been really spoiled with Light and Motion lights. They’re really bright and really great. The Edeluxe is… “OK” in comparison. It’s a light , it’s better than nothing. Which is at odds with the pix on Peter White’s site. I’ve done a little evening riding and no night time riding with it- and I actually have not used the Sinewave yet.

I’m a little surprised about the amount of drag by the SON hub- but I think I really only notice it because I switch bikes so frequently- I think if I just rode rhe 620 for a while- I’d be used to it.

All in all- I’m lukewarm on it.
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All in all- I’m lukewarm on it.

Yeah, that's more than I liked mine in a very large size. Whippy.
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Yeah, that's more than I liked mine in a very large size. Whippy.
I was referring to the lighting system.

I think we've discussed your bike- you had a 600, not the 620. Same tubing, different geometry.

I very much like my 620. I think I have more miles on this bike than all my other bikes... maybe even all my other bikes combined.
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Don't take this the wrong way, but that was actually the worst selling title of all the Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators series for young readers.
The full title was "Unknown Mystery 1985 Trek 620 That The Golden Boy Has Posted 75 Different Threads About In The Past 12 Years."
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