Good thinking on the Resurrecto direction Joel. Yes, it's an 83 - and in the tallest size of the day which happens to fit me perfectly. The paint is incredibly well preserved, so a re-spray may be a few years off, but just the same I'm tempted. I have a '79 710 frameset as well - due for some changes - and thought a matching pair of early Trek steel steeds would be fun. Someday...
Marty On Apr 15, 12:34 pm, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: > You have an '83 850? That is a great bike. > > I would go with the Noodles - or maybe even a good flat bar like the > Jitensha Nitto over Mustache. Personal preference only. > > If you are thinking about a repaint, maybe you can hit Grant up for > some Resurrecto decals. Trek does not seem to care about keeping > their old decals in stock (of course there is always eBay). > > On Apr 15, 6:39 am, Marty <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Came across this and thought it was cool. Sounds like the first ever > > AR. May try to emulate this type of bike with my old (one of the first > > ever) Trek 850. Planning three stem/bar set-ups until I figure out > > which feels best to my aging frame. (Me,not the Trek) I have Albatross/ > > Technomic/Thumb Shifters on it now, and Noodles/Dirt Drop/Bar Ends on > > deck. Third option will be what you see in these photos when I can > > accumulate the parts. The original option (Straight bars/Slingshot > > stem) is not an option. Evolution photos will come along shortly. > > >http://www.adventurecorps.com/chronicles/bikes/rivendell/index.html > > > Marty --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
