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Finished! Trek 560 Remade

August 11th, 2003 · No Comments · Trek 560

Finally finished this project after six months. Have got a “brand new” cross-bike after cannabalizing parts and adding about $250 worth of other stuff. Here are the specs and note on the problems still with it. This bike was originally 23.4 lbs. Wonder how much it is now.

  • Trek 560 Frame. 1985 Purple and Yellow, but still in good shape. It is steel, but not rusted. Could use a coat of paint though (oh well).
  • Tange Mangalloy CCL Crown Fork and Trek Pro Black Headset
  • Sterling Icon Stem. 110mm. Came off of my Trek 5900. Has a Cinelli Threadless to Threaded quill adapter to mate it with the 1 inch steerer.
  • 3T Prima 199 Bars. Again from my 5900. Nice set of light bars.
  • Selle San Marco Era. A very nice saddle.
  • Sugino SP-KC Forged Alloy seat post. Original seat post is you can believe that. Good
  • Campagnolo Record Ergo Levers. Scratched, but from my old 5900 pre-accident.
  • Suntour Front and Rear Brakeset. Has Tek brake holders and pads though.
  • Suntour Front Derailleur. The original front derailleur, seems to work OK.
  • Campagnolo Chorus Long Cage Rear Derailleur. New part, it is sized for 13-29 cassettes.
  • Campagnolo Chorus 13-26 Cassette. I only got 13-26 in the rear
  • Campagnolo Record Bottom Bracket and Crankset. Again, badly scratched and dinged, but still functional. 53-39 rings.
  • Campagnolo Cableset. Hard to thread, but they are on there now.
  • Campagnolo Record Chain. Brand new since the 13-29 needs a long chain.
  • Campagnolo Record Hubs on Mavic CXP-33 rims with double-butted spokes in a 3-cross pattern. This is my toughest wheelset.
  • Michelin Cyclocross Jet 700×30 tires. These are fine for the front, but rub just a little in the rear. I need to replace with a 700×30 Ritchey Speedmax tire in the rear as the 30 is just a little too big pumped at 50 psi for the brake, but not the frame. This is a big tire that is really a 35c which is the problem.
  • Cinelli Bar tape. Completes the ensemble.


    Here was the original equipment of the bike for posterities sake as documented at Vintage Bikes

    Main tubes: Reynolds 501 Cromalloy Double Butted
    Fork: Tange Mangalloy CCL Crown with Recess
    Stays: True Temper Chromoly
    Headset: Trek Pro Black
    Headlug: Trek One-Piece Cast
    Seat lug: Trek Investment Cast
    Drop Outs: Trek Cast with Adjustors
    Special Braze-ons: Top Tube Cable Guides, Top Tube Pump Peg, Dual Water Bottle Mounts, Chain Hanger, Shift Lever Bosses
    Color: Purple Metallic

    Crank: Suntour N-Cyclone forged alloy 52/42 rings
    Derailleur: SunTour New Cyclone-S (I actually replaced back then with Shimano 600 SIS)
    Shift Levers: SunTour New Cyclone-S Braze-on
    Freewheel: SunTour F3-0000 13-24 6-speed
    Chain: Sedisport Silver
    Brakes: Dia Compe OS400N with recess and hooded brake levers
    Pedals: New Cyclone S Black Alloy
    Bar: Belleri Engraved Alloy
    Stem: SR CT Aero Alloy
    Hubs: SunTour Gyro-Master Alloy Quick Release
    Rims: Rigida 13-20 700C Alloy Black Anodized
    Tires: Trek 700×25c
    Seat Post: Sugino SP-KC Forged Alloy
    Saddle: San Marco Laser Leather
    Extras: Lapize Toe Clips and Straps, Alloy Water Bottle Cage with Bottle

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