Geronimo (Trek 520)
By latron on 09/19/2009.
Bike tags: 8 speed | BEER | campagnolo | lugged | steel |
1989 Trek 520
SR, Maes bend
Stock; last year with the forged fork crown
Campagnolo Record, Mavic Reflex 700c, Conti Top Touring 32
Campagnolo Record 8 speed, Mavic Reflex 700c, Conti Top Touring 32; 13-26 cassette
Campagnolo Racing T with T.A. chainrings, 48, 39, 24. Chorus sealed BB.
Serfas Cosmo, generic 27mm post (spec 27.2 won't fit)
Shimano M324 flip-flop; SRAM 8-speed
Campagnolo 8-speed brifters, first generation. Campagnolo Racing T rear derailleur, Shimano Deore XT front.
Shimano cantilever
Tubus Cosmos rear rack
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1989 Trek 520
SR, Maes bend
Stock; last year with the forged fork crown
Campagnolo Record, Mavic Reflex 700c, Conti Top Touring 32
Campagnolo Record 8 speed, Mavic Reflex 700c, Conti Top Touring 32; 13-26 cassette
Campagnolo Racing T with T.A. chainrings, 48, 39, 24. Chorus sealed BB.
Serfas Cosmo, generic 27mm post (spec 27.2 won't fit)
Shimano M324 flip-flop; SRAM 8-speed
Campagnolo 8-speed brifters, first generation. Campagnolo Racing T rear derailleur, Shimano Deore XT front.
Shimano cantilever
Tubus Cosmos rear rack
Picked up the frame off Craigslist for cheap, and no wonder -- at some point the seller had hacked off the cantilever studs and covered the scars with rattlecan black paint. The color and graphics are late '90s Trek, done by the factory after an earlier owner (not the get-out-the-hacksaw guy) had some work done. I had studs put back on in 700c position (bike had 27" originally) and the paint touched up, then built up the bike with mostly Campagnolo. Some adaptation on the drivetrain: Am using compact T.A. chainrings and the standard Racing T front derailleur is made for much larger rings; a Shimano Deore works great, however. As built, this bike has done Boston-Montreal and Berlin-Budapest -- a total champ.