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Old 09-11-15, 05:35 PM   #4011
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You've answered you're question then...

I'm that bored being off ill that I had started checking out a route for a 4/5 day cycling holiday late next year. Idea was cycle to Malaig and get the Train back, or even do it the other way round. I'd certainly need to get my fitness levels up to even think about doing it...
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Old 09-11-15, 05:36 PM   #4012
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On closer inspection, I wouldn't give more than £50 for it. It isn't rare, Trek sold loads like that, and the frame is nothing special.

New cables all round, new chain, new handle bar tape and probably new headset bearings
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Old 09-11-15, 05:45 PM   #4013
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On closer inspection, I wouldn't give more than £50 for it. It isn't rare, Trek sold loads like that, and the frame is nothing special.

New cables all round, new chain, new handle bar tape and probably new headset bearings
Cool thanks. After a good while of googling I was coming round to that conclusion. it looks like this:

http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/B...rek&model=5200

But clearly isn't, being aluminium framed not carbon. I was thinking it is probably the base model of that series but I cant find it online.
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Cool thanks. After a good while of googling I was coming round to that conclusion. it looks like this:

http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/B...rek&model=5200

But clearly isn't, being aluminium framed not carbon. I was thinking it is probably the base model of that series but I cant find it online.
No its not that one. Trek traded on the 'Armstrong' look, painted all their bikes the same as his team issue one, which was a good marketing ploy

Not so good now is it

If it was the OLCV carbon, it would have been a nice bike. But my guess it'll be 7005 alloy at best. As its got 105 groupset it must have been a mid range bike.

Those alloy frames can make your fillings fall out
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I'm that bored being off ill that I had started checking out a route for a 4/5 day cycling holiday late next year. Idea was cycle to Malaig and get the Train back, or even do it the other way round. I'd certainly need to get my fitness levels up to even think about doing it...
Sounds like fun, I would choose which way to go by working out the prevailing wind direction
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No its not that one. Trek traded on the 'Armstrong' look, painted all their bikes the same as his team issue one, which was a good marketing ploy

Not so good now is it

If it was the OLCV carbon, it would have been a nice bike. But my guess it'll be 7005 alloy at best. As its got 105 groupset it must have been a mid range bike.

Those alloy frames can make your fillings fall out
Yeah, and I never liked Lance in the first place, but I do like the look of the frame/bike. Still no idea what model or year it is, guessing around 2001.

Thanks for the advice, now to tell the bloke I'm probably not going to bother
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Sounds like fun, I would choose which way to go by working out the prevailing wind direction
I'm trying to think about the blooming hills. Hadn't thought about wind, hadn't thought about trying to get over Rannoch Moor into a headwind

But I'm really just wasting time. Its better than looking at naughty things on the internet.
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I'm trying to think about the blooming hills. Hadn't thought about wind, hadn't thought about trying to get over Rannoch Moor into a headwind

But I'm really just wasting time. Its better than looking at naughty things on the internet.
I always look at the wind. Hills don't bother me so much but cycling into the wind makes me want to cry! I thought looking at naughty things on the internet was pretty hard to beat!

Anyways closest I could find to being that bike originally is this:

http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/B...el=2200+Triple

except that one has carbon forks and the ad doesn't mention em. Mind you the ad says it has 21 gears when it clearly has 27 so I wouldn't massively trust the guys knowledge...

Will keep looking, Likely to spend up to £200 on a decent-ish used road bike.
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Like this:

https://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycles/b...ike/1141556745

That seems decent. Cor I am being annoying tonight aren't I!? Haha
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I'd say yes to that, its a way better proposition than the Trek. I'll see you out on the roads then
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