Bought the frame used in '85 when it was about a year old. Built it up with a Suntour Superbe drivetrain and brakes, Specialized sealed hubs and my first Brooks saddle. Laced my first set of wheels for it and rode my second century on it. As the years added up the paint started blistering badly on the top tube around the rear brake cable guides. The bike was demoted to a basement trainer when I bought the 2200 in '99. The right rear dropout cracked in '06 and the frame was officially deactivated that summer. The guys at Yellow Jersey in Madison WI replaced the rear dropout, filed off the brake cable guides and brazed new cable stops on the side of the top tube. Had the frame repainted and just finished building it up with Superbe Pro parts from ebay. The rims are Mavic CXP-33s. Not exactly period but they've held up really well on the 2200. Plus some of the shallower aero rims were hitting the market in the later '80's (± a few years)(?, maybe). Anyway, the bike is ready to roll.

I love these treks!
My '84 760 doesn't have the history yours does, but I'm hoping that's in its future. That's a bike that looks like it's built to be ridden!

Looks as if it's got at least another fifty or sixty years before it needs any more work .

Are you actually out there riding it right now, or waiting for the snow to melt?

East Hill

Looks great. I have my '89 660 frame just back from the powdercoater and I'm looking forward to building her back up again.

What Brooks model is that? It looks racier than the ones I normally see.

Erm to clarify, I meant good history not the associated dropouts cracking etc. That'd be a bummer. Still your bike's a looker.

All - thanks for the comments. The saddle is a Brooks Swift. I dropped the nose down a little which should add to the comfort. The roads will be bone dry before it hits the road. But can't wait too long - don't want to sweat on it.

I'd love to see more pics of that sweet Trek, especially close ups of the components. I used to have a Trek 560 and...like an idiot...gave it away when I got a new road bike in '98. On the up side I got a friend into cycling that way.