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I've finally run across a road bike i can afford, I am sooooo excited. It has Shimano RSX shifters, are these shifters like the soras where you can't shift from the drops, or are they like the tiagras and 105's where you can shift from the drops?. has anybody has experience with this bike? since it is made of aluminum, does that mean it doesn't have much life left? i've read somewhere that aluminum bikes have a lifespan of 5 years. It's already been 9 years. the specs of the bike: aluminum frame chromoly fork 46-36-26 chain rings 11-28 freewheel new mavic MA3 wheels. The chain rings has me a little worried. My mountain bicycle has a big ring with 48 teeth, i would figure that a road bike would have a big ring with more teeth than that, at least in the 50's or so. Does anybody know about this?. i'm 5'7.5" with an inseam of 32". Thanks for all the info.  

Not enough information Whether the frame is shot is an open question. Not likely unless it's been ridden a lot and ridden hard. Anyone who predicts a fixed life for a frame is blowing smoke. Five years sitting in the garage, or 5 years at 10K miles per year with a 250 lb rider pounding down rough roads, including crashes every month? 46/11 allows you to go over 32 mph at 100 rpm. How fast are you? Giving us your measurements without giving the bike dimensions doesn't do much good, and I'm guessing that your inseam is a pant size, not one measured for cycling. Am I right? Finally, you don't say how much they're asking for the bike, so there's no insight on whether this is worthwhile. I'd say anything much over $300 US would not be a good deal, and maybe $200 makes more sense.  

maclover said: I've finally run across a road bike i can afford, I am sooooo excited. It has Shimano RSX shifters, are these shifters like the soras where you can't shift from the drops, or are they like the tiagras and 105's where you can shift from the drops?. has anybody has experience with this bike? since it is made of aluminum, does that mean it doesn't have much life left? i've read somewhere that aluminum bikes have a lifespan of 5 years. It's already been 9 years. the specs of the bike: aluminum frame chromoly fork 46-36-26 chain rings 11-28 freewheel new mavic MA3 wheels. The chain rings has me a little worried. My mountain bicycle has a big ring with 48 teeth, i would figure that a road bike would have a big ring with more teeth than that, at least in the 50's or so. Does anybody know about this?. i'm 5'7.5" with an inseam of 32". Thanks for all the info. Click to expand...

If your measurements are correct you have relatively long legs and short torso (like me). That's less than ideal for riding a Trek which has a long low top tube. You haven't said what size the bike is. The 1220 was a pretty solid bike, my wife had one. There is no way anyone here can judge its condition without seeing it. Nothing wrong with RSX components in general but the RSX STI shifters are not known for a long lifetime. It's becoming more and more difficult, but not impossible, to find 7-speed replacement parts and you cannot upgrade that frame to 9-speed. I would not spend much on it. ~Al  

Al1943 said: It's becoming more and more difficult, but not impossible, to find 7-speed replacement parts and you cannot upgrade that frame to 9-speed. I would not spend much on it. ~Al Click to expand...

the bike is 52cm sorry to mention but the bike is 52cm. it was being sold for 200$, but unfortunately the bike has been sold. somebody asked how fast i am? on my current mountain bike, with slick tires, i have a think a 14teeth cog as the smallest in the back and a 48 up front. when going downhill, i'd like to pedal more but i can't. i average about 17mph+ on flats for distances of about 10 miles, the average goes down to about 15+mph with hills thrown on a 17mile trip. thanks. Duc  

You can find these on E-Bay Lots of 1200s and 1220s turn up there -- typically between $200 and $300 when I was trying to find a price to sell one of mine that had been parked for a while. I've upgraded to other bikes a couple of times, but the 1200 I had (93 or 94, fugly yellow) was a fine starter bike. A little heavy, but a solid ride with decent handling. Mine was a double crank up front. The RSX shifters and breaks were pretty indestructable, and downtube shifters are not the worst thing in the world to live with. Also watch E-Bay for other makes of similar vintage - bikes that are not fashionable enough to command premium price today, but that still have plenty of life left in them for the budget-minded rider. Less likely to run into scammers with the older bikes, and more likely to find somebody letting something go really cheap.  

maclover said: sorry to mention but the bike is 52cm. Duc Click to expand...

Rusty Coggs said: 7 speed Sora shifters are available,and other than the casette which is no issue either,nothing else is really 7 speed specific.The frame could have the comrpomise 128 rear dropout spacing which can safely handle 130 hubs. Click to expand...

thanks Thanks Al, i feel better now about not being able to get the bike. For the long legs vs. short torso thing, does the Giant Compact Road Frames accomondate this?  

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Vintage 1996 Trek 1220 road bike. 57cm Aluminum.

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A note about Trek road bike model numbers: in general, higher model numbers mean higher original prices. This is especially true of models within a particular year.

1993+ RETAIL PRICES FOR TREKS

Suggested retail prices for Treks from 1993 to current are included in the specifications at BikePedia.com . These are listed under "Sugg Retail" for each bike. This database is a great resource.

The Trek Bike Archives , covering 2003 and newer Treks, also contains suggested retail prices.

LISTING OF TREK RETAIL PRICES BY MODEL AND YEAR

Visitors to this site have submitted the following pricing information for various Trek models at the time they were new. The prices are a combination of list prices and selling prices. (If you have any pricing on Trek steel road bike models, please send it along so it can be added here.)

WHAT IS MY USED TREK WORTH? (If "PRICELESS!" is not sufficiently accurate for you.)

eBay.com is the best practical guide. It can tell you what similar bikes recently sold for on eBay. Try search/ advanced search/ check "completed items only". This way, you get the final prices paid. Search for words like "Trek road" with words to exclude "aluminum carbon". You also can search more specifically, such as for "Trek 400". You might need to try for a few weeks to find a bike similar to yours, if it is not a common model.

To compare a local sale to an eBay sale, you should add the cost of shipping to the eBay price. A low value bike can be hard to sell on eBay for top dollar if the bike is to be shipped, as that can add $50 or more to the price.

Craigslist.org can provide some information about current prices. However, these are asking prices, not the actual price for which the bike was sold. One can search by region on the Craigslist.org site. One can search for an item on Craigslist overall (not just by region). Use a search engine (Google or Yahoo etc.) and include "Craigslist" as the first keyword. Follow this by what you are looking for. For example "Craigslist Trek 760".

A very rough measure of current selling price is to multiply the original selling price by a percentage. See the price information above for prices of many Treks when new. For bikes 1976 to about 1983, one can use a range of 40% to 70% for a bike. For bikes from about 1984 to 1990, one can use 33% to 50% of the original selling price. This is for bikes with good to excellent paint and in good to excellent overall condition. Condition is very important. A bike in mint condition will sell well above these ranges, perhaps at or above the original price when new. A bike in poor condition, especially one with significant rust inside and out, has little value.

The percentage for selling frames is higher than for bikes because the frames are less outdated than old components. For frames 1976 to 1983, one can use a range of 40% to 100%. For frames from about 1984 to 1990, one can use 33% to 80% of the original selling price. This is for frames in good to excellent overall condition.

The bike values above are useful only if the potential buyer is a person who appreciates a vintage lightweight or specifically, a vintage Trek. A vintage road bike offered at a garage sale might never be sold, even for a ridiculously low price, because it is unlikely the right buyer will come along. See Selling Suggestions for help in finding the right buyer.

Value can vary by season . Road bikes typically sell for more money and more quickly in the Spring and early Summer. An exception is for local sales in regions that don't have cold or rainy Fall and Winter seasons. Another exception is high end collector bikes, which tend to be season independent.

SMALL VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT BIKES SELL FOR LESS?

Smaller vintage road frames/bikes often do not sell for as much as a larger version of the same frame. This is true of the 21” (54cm) size and especially the 19” (48cm) frames. Nineteen inch frames/bikes can sell at a discount of up to 40% over their larger brethren. The lesser value is easily demonstrated; for example, by looking at eBay selling prices. (An exception to this general rule is for classic French and Italian bikes, which are highly valued by [older] Japanese collectors.)

Why would this be? Certainly Trek sold bikes of these sizes to willing buyers in the late 1970s and early to mid 1980s at the same price as for larger bikes. There must have been the right number of smaller men, women and kids to buy them. Are Americans that much bigger now? A recent scientific study says no. Certainly most kids, as they grow up and need larger bikes, will pass through these size ranges.

I believe older bikes are bought and kept by people interested in fixing or working on them. These owners need a bit of expertise to get the bikes properly back on the road or keep them on the road (or even just to keep them in a collection). It also takes effort and knowledge to locate replacement parts. New riders tend to buy new bikes and only slowly (if at all) learn how to repair them. For parents to buy a used bike for their (smaller) children, requires that the parents be bike savvy, which eliminates lots of potential small bike users. Bike repair and maintenance generally do not interest women (there are major exceptions to this rule), who are a major fraction of people who would use the smaller bikes.

Even if a person wanted to have a shop maintain their classic Nuovo Record, Super Record, or SunTour Superbe-equipped bike, the shops with that knowledge are rare and the parts cannot be bought from their typical suppliers.

The good news, for those of us built close to the ground, is that we can buy vintage lightweight bikes at favorable prices.

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Trek started out in 1975 by providing only frames. In 1976 they would supply entire bicycles.

For many people Trek is most famous for sponsoring Lance Armstrong’s U.S. Postal team during the late 90’s up to his retirement.

But Trek already pioneered the use of carbon fiber in 1989 with the Trek 5000.

It would result in the short-lived but daring design of the Y-Foil, introduced in 1998. One of the few bikes that is designated with something more than just a number.

They were also early adopters of the mountain bike craze, with the Trek 850 launched in 1983.

Their early foray in using carbon fiber would be later used with the introduction of the iconic Y33 and Y22 models. Mountain bikes with a monocoque carbon fiber frame. Although it used the suspension technique URT ( unified rear triangle ) which would turn out to be rubbish, the original design was considered iconic.

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• Silver arms with alloy ramped SuperShift alloy rings
• Uses five 9mm inner bolts, one hidden behind  crank arm
• Includes pick-up pins and features special tooth profiles for shifting performance and less chainsuck
• 3/32" chain compatible
• 113mm bottom bracket for mountain
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Trek 1220 bike review

Trek produced the 1220 bike in 1998 and can be classified as a Road bicycle, this exact model costs in american market arround $799.99. 1220 bike is available in many sizes such as 47 cm (centimeters), 50 cm (centimeters), 52 cm (centimeters), 54 cm (centimeters), 56 cm (centimeters), 58 cm (centimeters), 60 cm (centimeters) and 62 cm (centimeters). Trek Road 1220 can be found in a few colors, among these colors Ice Earth Green . This bike is equiped with 700 x 28c Continental Super Sport tires and DT stainless steel spoke wheel while the rims are manufactured by Mavic CXP 12, 32-hole. Trek equiped this exact model with Shimano RSX Dual Pivot brakes, Shimano RSX levers braking system and Shimano RSX hubs. To guarantee the comfiest ride Trek used Easton EA60 ProGram tapered aluminum material for the frame. ICON high strength material is used on the handlebar of this 1220 to ensure the perfect handling while the stems are made of Kalloy KWG aluminum. For the smoothest biking experience Sugino RD5000, 30/42/52 teeth is used on this bicycle linked to Sachs PC-21 chain that is easily replaceable as stated by Trek , the whole system is connected to a high reliability Shimano RSX STI Dual Control gear shift levers.

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