Trek 8900 owners

Dean48 has a lovely 8900 Composite from 1990 and just entered it into the contest at the German forum:

24pouces":30f0ettq said:

Rahbari":30f0ettq said:

@ Trek 1990 8900 owners:
I have the "Matrix" labelled Cooks crank in good condition. 176mm. PM me if interested.

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YGPM

feetabix":30f0ettq said:

Here is my offering.......the 8900 is a more tarty variation on the same theme, great bike......

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I've got both, 8900 and 8700

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To be honest, it was yours that inspired me when I saw it.......every now and again I see something that goes beyond 'I'd really like that' and into 'I'd really like that so much that I'm going to do something about it!'......this 1990/1991 trek stuff is right where it's at for me, right on the sweet spot.....I rode the bike in the pic on a national ride a fortnight ago, and I fell in love with it all over again......just great....naive when compared with modern carbon, but all the better for it, oodles of character, like a classic old jag........

.......and that one in the pics above is just perfect too.......utterly lovely!

I so need one of these as I have the road bike version and love it. It is my training bike.

Anyone know one for sale.

feetabix":172r6tlu said:

To be honest, it was yours that inspired me when I saw it.

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Thanks !
The first time I saw this bike was in 1991, but I wasn't rich enough for buying it. But I always looking for one,
but hard to find in my size and in a good shape for the neon color.
Trek has never been my cup of tea, but they built a dream bike in 1991-90 with Bullseye, answer or Suntour XC pro components.
The first time I rode this Trek was in April, when I received and restore it. The bike is quite confortable, near a steel frame, quite lightweight and very fun. I usually rode ti bikes but this Trek is one of my favorite bike for riding. The frame doesn't seem to be brittle, and many 8700-8900 frames are still rode.

Actually, I've got a 8900 to restore but a lot of job on it…

Actually, I've got a 8900 to restore but a lot of job on it.... :shock: :shock: :shock:

feetabix":1rh3rzix said:

Actually, I've got a 8900 to restore but a lot of job on it.... :shock: :shock: :shock:

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Cleaning the frame and the paint job (removing the old gel coat on the carbon fiber, swaping the decals…) and restoring the old RS1

it was the rs1, and complications therein, that made me plump for the 8700........lovely bike though.....

The RS1 technology is elementary. There's still easy solution for restore them

bm0p700f":3w3uagrd said:

I so need one of these as I have the road bike version and love it. It is my training bike.

Anyone know one for sale.

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I have one for sale... frame, fork and headset only. $150 usd. Not sure how much shipping is to the UK.... size I think is around a med, 17"ish. Can double check if you are seriously interested.