Bike Resources
There is a lot of information about vintage road bikes
on the web. Listed below are a few web sites that are excellent sources
of information and that will help you find other resources.
Reproduction
Decals
One source of reproduction Trek decals is VeloCals.
Here are examples of reproduction Trek
graphics made by VeloCals. You can contact JR Anderson of VeloCals.com
at wandson1@msn.com.
George Ramos has for sale two versions of early Trek
seat tube decals. The first has white letters with gold outline on a
silver metallic background with yellow bands at top/bottom and "United
States of America" in the yellow band. See
it here. The second is just the white TREK letters with the gold
outline but with no background. Contact George at grwoodworking@gmail.com.
How To Contact
TREK
Trek web contact interface:
http://www.trekbikes.com/faq/contact.php
Other Useful Sites
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Trek Information
Specifications and pictures for 2003 and
newer Treks are available on the Trekbikes.com
web site archives.
The BikePedia.com
web site has a massive database of 1993 to current bicycle specs and
photographs. The information includes specifications
(and some photos) of Trek bikes from 1993. The database is a product
of Bikealog.com.
Trek
Mountain Bike Data in the Museium of Mountain Bike Art & Technology
(MOMBAT) - by Jeff Archer. A listing of Trek mountain bike models
by year, with specifications.
General Vintage Lightweight Bicycle Information
Classic
Rendezvous - by Dale Brown - http://www.classicrendezvous.com/ -
an impressive collection of vintage lightweight photos and related information.
Dale also hosts the Classic Rendezvous e-mail list, on which enthusiasts
share vintage bicycle information. Dale gives a page of in
print and on the web publications on his site at http://www.classicrendezvous.com/ClassicPb.htm.
The site also includes a list of bike
painters and restorers.
Classic
Rendezvous Mailing List - This list is probably
the best source of information on pre 1984 bikes. These folks are the
heavyweights of classic lightweight collecting, so to speak ;-). Many
famous names, people with hundreds of bikes, at least one with a thousand
bikes. Important - Read the rules before posting. Lots of information
in the archives.
Search there first so that you don't ask a question that has been recently
addressed.
Harris
Cyclery by Sheldon Brown - http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/index.html
- A wealth of insightful articles. On Sheldon's site is an extensive
list of links
to other resources: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/bicycling-links.html
"The
e-Richie Collection" of bike brochures and catalogs. A huge
(250+ MB) source of bike and maker information. A team effort: framebuilder
Richard Sachs' collection, with contributions by others, scanned by
Duane Kennard with web site hosting by Mark Bulgier. http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/
Velo-Retro
- by Chuck Schmidt - http://www.velo-retro.com/ includes vintage bicycle
catalog reproductions. Links
to other sites http://www.velo-retro.com/links.html
A Guide to Used Bicycles by Lou Deeter.
This is an informal guide to road bicycles that gives capsule information
on many, many bicycle brands. This is an excellent quick reference for
collectors. It includes a valuable section on how to inspect and evaluate
a used bike. Available as e-mail attachment ($3), on disc ($5), or in
printed form from author. E-mail: loudeeter@aol.com
or mailing address: Louis Deeter, 9235 Ridge Pine Trail, Orlando FL
32819.
Desperadocycles.com
has extensive information on various types of steel tubing and their
properties. Included are Ishiwata, Reynolds, True Temper, and Columbus.
(In this write up, the standard Reynolds 531 tubing in early Treks is
known as 531C.) See
http://www.desperadocycles.com/The_Lowdown_On_Tubing/About_Steel_Tubing_frameset.htm
Rijdor
Bike Shop - Bike Collection - an extensive set of vintage bicycles,
including several Treks.
Sites about Specific Bike Manufacturers
VintageCannondale.com
- Information on early Cannondale bikes, including numerous annual catalogs
in PDF format. The site is by Brian Delucia.
ClassicFuji.com
Classic Fuji Bicycles 1971 - 1991 - history, models by year, catalogs,
"A Comprehensive Set of Tools to Identify FUJI Bicycles by Serial
Number and Model." This well organized, easy-to-use site is by
Bill Reavis.
Hobbs
of Barbican web site by Bruce Robbins and Bob Reid. Information
about Hobbs of Barbican, "one of the most sought after and highly
respected of the many lightweight racing bikes that existed in the middle
of the last century." http://freespace.virgin.net/hobbs_of.barbican/index.html.
Historic
Hetchins Web Site A Virtual Museum Dedicated
to Hetchins Bicycles of Historic Interest http://www.hetchins.org/.
The elegance and fine workmanship of Hetchins frames have made the name
legendary.
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Recycles by Kris Echert
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Peugeot
PX 10 Database - by David Goerndt, hosted by ClassicRendezvous.com.
"The purpose of this web page is to provide a visual history of
the PX-10 and its variants as well as providing the answers to questions
that I and others have about the origins of the marque."
Cycles
Retro-Peugeot - Peugeot Show - An extensive
collection of Peugeot bicycle catalogs spanning 1929 to 1989.
Retro
Raleighs - originated by Ray Chong and now maintained by Sheldon
Brown - dedicated to the Raleigh/Carlton lightweights of the days of
yore." (This information-rich site served as the inspiration for
the Vintage-Trek site.)
Schwinn
Lightweights - by Bob Hufford - a compendium of Schwinn information
from 1960 to 1979.
Other Sites of Interest
Sellwood
Cycle Repair is a full service bicycle repair
shop in Portland, Oregon. They really know vintage road bikes and components.
They also offer quality used bikes and frames for sale, and accept bikes
for sale on consignment. Some of these frames and bikes are listed on
their site, www.SellwoodCycle.com.
A
Dial-Gauge Bicycle Wheel Building Stand for $100 -
by Chuck Connell. An elegantly simple, low-cost way to quantify the
"true" of bicycle wheels. It helps answer the question "When
is it good enough?" or the related question: "Can I stop now?".
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