There's a lot to like. The frame geometry is excellent. The only bother is they don't accommodate tires more than about 32mm with fenders. Our family has a 610, 613 and 620. All from early '80s. There's an 830 Antelope frame waiting for love.
I like the 613 best. It has side tacked seat stays and the brake bridges are set higher, so you can get 32's on with fenders. It's a marvelous ride. There's something about 700 x32 that resonates. Maybe 650x42 is better. Don't know. The early 80's Treks remind me of 70's Raleigh Competitions and Raleigh Internationals. Really compliant, lively, frames. On Tuesday, June 10, 2014 5:41:40 PM UTC-5, Michael Hechmer wrote: > > I know there was a recent post about '60s & '70s bikes, and I don't want > to belabor some fine points, but.... > > I took my '84 Trek 620 ( built from Reynolds 531C) out today for the first > time since bringing it back from Ca. last Nov. What a joy! I used this as > a commuter for many years but in retirement it has reemerged as a 650B > travel & go fast bike, with pari-moto tires. Great road manners, a > beautiful blend of stability and agility, comfort and speed. Pretty much > the same geo as my Ram. > > Early on in this ride I encountered a small dog at the bottom of a hill, > but easily accelerated away from it. Later I needed to jump into a left > hand lane to get around an interstate entrance. Easy, just get on the > wheel of a pickup and go. > > Sweet, > Michael > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
