TREK 990 from 1992 (I think) !! Info if anyone has it please

[-=Mint_sauce=-]

Any thoughts or info on it? the seller wasnt too descriptive when I bought it but seems a genuine chap!

From what I can find, its a singletrack model, and the colours make me think 1992 era.

Looks to be original with some period rock shocks and what appears to be a blue ano use seat post.

Retro enough or just pants?

 

[messiah]

Looking good.

Very nice bikes to ride, perhaps a tad heavier than many other steel from the day but nice and solid feeling - especially the back end.

A 990 from that era should be mostly XT and forks are of the time I would say.

I'm looking forward to seeing and hearing more when you get it

 

[Easy_Rider]

I had my eye on that

 

[-=Mint_sauce=-]

sorry!

but very cheap and very badly advertised! It's going to end up as my gf's hack! (once I have relieved it of some goodies or decided i prefer it to my kona)

 

[user7307]

I think I just read a review of it in a 1992 MBA, it came with a Trek marketed Showa fork.

The fork impressed MBA but raised the bar too much so they suggested the bike was in desperate need of a 0 degree stem, even though the bar was well under the seat line IMHO lol, I gues in those days every rider was a Norba racer in their mind.

Here it is BTW: http://www.lancele.com/BikeGear/1992_Trek_990.htm

(He is wrong in asuming the fork is a rebranded RS1, it is not and if you look closely you can see it very clear).

 

[Easy_Rider]

sorry!

but very cheap and very badly advertised! It's going to end up as my gf's hack! (once I have relieved it of some goodies or decided i prefer it to my kona)

I'm glad it's gone to good home and it will be used!
I like the fact the seller descibed it as "at least 8 years old"

 

[snips619]

Hi mate, are you the chap who won my 990 on ebay and never showed ??
same photo, same green house, same tomatoe plants ??

 

[Easy_Rider]

:shock:

 

[marky2484]

Bike now with me, collected yesterday - very nice. I wonder if Mr Mint-Sauce makes a habit of this - seller v.nice genuine bloke - understandably a bit miffed at being stiffed...... :x

 

[Easy_Rider]

:shock:

I would have had that too. Remind me though where was it? It's no longer in my past ebay watch list.