Trek 5500

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Frame / Size / Year:
Trek 5500

Handlebars / Stem:
Nitto Dirt Drop Stem

Front Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
Shimano

Rear Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
Shimano

Crankset / Bottom Bracket:
Shimano

Saddle / Seat Post:
Honey Brooks Swallow Seat, Miche Supertype Seatpost

Pedals / Chain:
Campagnolo Croce D'aune

Gearing / Chainring / Misc.:
Shimano

Notes:

My favorite accessory is the electrical tape.

Bought it used from the local bike shop... this old bike achieves frightening speed.

People who friended this bike Vman, trackmarks, PHANTOM, cannonhugodale

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Submitted by PHANTOM on 03/22/2009.

Cool bike, I can imagine it'd be more beautiful with a more conventional stem but I see you want this bike to be practical above anything else. Still a great looking bike with the oranhe details (I've got a mudguard just like that laying around somewhere!)
Are those Reelights? How are they working for you? I want a couple of those but they're kinda expensive...

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Hey Phantom. Thanks for the

Submitted by cwoodward on 03/22/2009.

Hey Phantom. Thanks for the nice comment.

I thought long and hard before I put the crazy Nitto stem into place... but I really enjoy it.

The Reelights do very well.

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Such hilarity!

Submitted by thirteen on 02/20/2009.

This bike is delightfully funny. The rear mudguard looks for all the world like a the cape in a superhero costume. Just wait until Bike Snob hears about this ;)

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Hey Phantom. Thanks for the

Such hilarity!

Thanks for the comment!