Hi all!

I want to say first that I participate in forums often where I know what I'm talking about, but this is not one of them. I just need some information about a nicer looking old bike that I saved from the trash the other night.

Its a Trek 460, red w/yellow wrapped handles and like I said, I know nothing about this bike. I did go to vintage-trek.com and found out that it was a lower-end model in its day (1985ish?) but other than that I know nothing.

So I'm just wondering if there would be a few kind souls who would give me some pointers? I am actually looking to sell it because it seems MUCH too tall for me, but then again, I guess I don't know how to gauge that either!

My first reaction was to throw it on CL and make a quick $30 on my dumpster-dive but then I thought I should look into it first. What is important to know about this bike? What should I check out to determine its value?

I'm going to post pics here as soon as I can.

Thanks so much everybody!

Well, the ?60 is a designation that Trek used for their racers.

The 460 designation is an entry level (I think) racer. Not a bad bike at all. What frame tubing does it have? I recently bought a 560 that has butted Reynolds 501 tubing.

Depending on the size, and your location, a 460 could be sought after for a roadie, or for someone looking to convert it to a fixie, so you might be able to get a reasonable price for it if it is in reasonable shape.

The Trek 460 is a somewhat fast handling, reasonably light for it's price range back in the day, and very nice riding bike. I built one up last year, figured I'd ride it for a few months then flip it towards getting something fancier.

It's now part of the permanent collection.

The frame on mine is (I think - the dealer's sticker blots out half of the tubing sticker) Tange 1, a lower lever but still well above good old gaspipe high tensile. The frame is definitely worth more than $30.00 unless we're talking a cosmetic disaster.

In the standards of the time, throw a couple of wheels (700c) on it and straddle. If you've got an inch between the tube and the naughty bits (nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more), you're in the ballpark for correct fit. Put on crank, pedal, seat and seatpost and adjust. You should be able to grab the exposed seat tube in your fist with very little metal showing.

Assuming it fits, build it up. It definitely a nice bike that was worth more than what it sold for back then.

Little and syke,

Thanks for your input! When I get home I'm going to check out what sort of tubing it is. I'll also get some pics and put them up tonight or tomorrow.

More to come...