Thumpic

https://s246.photobucket.com/albums/g...echnium%20440/ $50

https://s246.photobucket.com/albums/g...uper%20Record/ $15

https://s246.photobucket.com/albums/g...k/blue%20trek/
$80...with extra rear wheel

opinions please??

And Merry Christmas to each of you!!!

rothenfield1

Welcome Thumpic, the first step towards a cure is admitting you have a problem.

RaleighSport

I hate you, now buy it or I can't hate you more.

Thumpic

oh I've already bought them.........I never hesitate.........I kinda' glaze over and slowly pull out my wallet..........

RaleighSport

Sooo... is that Raleigh your size?

sailorbenjamin

Yeah, I just bought another Raleigh Sport. That makes 5 Raleigh Sports. I've lost count of the Raleigh 10 speeds.

wrk101

Steel Treks are like money in the bank. Barcons and 531 main tubes, super score. XS bikes sell themselves, score #2. Pretty much any road bike for $15 is a score, that makes 3/3.

auchencrow

OMG - That Trek looks like a '79-ish 714. A gem!

Merry Christmas!

Grim

Love that Trek. It's my size as well (but sure isn't whoever was riding its size). Good score for $80 if its for yourself. Little higher then I like to pay for a flipper. Around here it would fetch little south of $200 pretty quick if cleaned up. Might get a little over $200 if you hold out but not much more.

If I had to guess I'd say a 81 600 series. Stem and levers not original for sure. Couldn't read the hubs but I'm guessing Sunshine. Has it got 27's or 700c"? Little mix of parts but looks like decent stuff except that crummy Canondale seat. LOL You can pin down the exact model here via the Serial number and color combo. https://www.vintage-trek.com/

The Technium looks pretty clean. That one will sell quick on a flip to a first time Triathlon participant. If the tires are good thats a easy $100+ profit on the flip with some clean up and a service.

The $15 Raleigh...rough but you could flip that to a hipster for $50+ without doing a thing but placing a ad.

auchencrow

I could get some serious money for that Trek -(even here in the epicenter of the world recession), but no way would I sell that. The lack of a ST wrap decal denotes an early issue. I agree with Grim that the stem is a replacement.

photogravity

Why would ask us here on this forum? You do know that we are here to enable your habit, right?

ultraman6970

From what I see u get them for cheap, here any of those POS can be found at CL for 350 bucks.

Drillium Dude 

^ Where's "here"?

And c'mon - be nice. One man's POS is another man's Grail Bike. Live and let live

DD

RaleighSport

Too true, how many of you would feel disgraced riding my Sekai 2700 in TANGE

abarth

Hand made Trek frame with 531 main tubes is a total score. I am so jealous.

juls

Ooooooh-I love that MY SIZE technium! Great deals (whereever u are)

Paramount1973 

This is the Support Group From Hell.

auchencrow

Paramount1973, you are absolutely right. We need to try another tack:

Thumpic, you really should stop buying beautiful, incredible C&V bikes for practically nothing.

(...That should convince him )

Grim

You forgot the important part.
Let us know when you find a tempting bike and we will go remove the temptation to help you stay the course. Its the least we could do.

Henry III

Trek. End of story. I'm not a fan of the techniums and the other I can't remember what it was already. lol.

RaleighSport

Don't know why but I at least want to temporarily own one of the road techniums.

poke em

Your Trek looks a whole lot like this one:



I sold it last spring. I was convinced it was a 1981 614.

poke em

I think yours is older though. Look at the seat post binder, I think the last year of that style seat lug/no ST wrap was 1980.

OldsCOOL

You should live in my area, it's much better. For 800.00 you can by nearly any vintage bike and have enough left over for a cup of coffee.

OldsCOOL

I'll take that Trek. Heck yeah.