Trek 8700 Carbon Mountain Bike
The 8700 was built in trek s wisconsin workshop out of graphite composite tubes the industry hadn t settled on carbon fiber yet in 1991 and were still trying out words like composite and graphite to see what would.
Trek 8700 carbon mountain bike. Valiant rims see photos. Hand built trek carbon fiber mountain bike with suntour xc pro parts. This is a coveted lugged carbon fiber mountain bike made in wisconsin from trek. The oclv mtb bikes are designed and manufactured for the rigours of mountain biking so they re strong durable and extremely capable and light.
The carbon bike production process at trek s waterloo headquarters has changed over the years from gluing preformed carbon tubes into aluminum lugs in 1988 to a ground up process that combines multiple molds with multiple carbon materials to create a masterfully engineered end product. Bike is in good rideable condition and will be slightly taken. This 8700 frame features three carbon fiber main tubes with aluminum stays and lugs. This bike has a mix of shimano deore xt and lx components with an.
Trek s patented oclv carbon production sets the standard for carbon bikes. The sleeves are wrapped with 7 layer uni directional graphite construction of 100 carbon fiber. 1991 trek 8700 carbon fiber mountain bicycle. 39 ships in 3 5 days in stock.
Electronics cars fashion collectibles more ebay. But not just any mountain bike from that year a trek 8700 pro. Trek pioneered carbon bikes. Rare 1992 trek 8700 composite carbon steel mountain bike mtb 18 dx xt usa 374 99.
Trek 8700 carbon fiber mountain bike size. A top tier mountain bike from 1991. 1991 trek 8700 this is an example of treks earlier composite frames. Trek 8700 carbon fiber mountain bike 16 5 97 manitou palmer stroker fs ti 80mm 799 00.
Early carbon fiber and steel race bike with shimano deore dx and xt components hand made here in the usa. 1992 trek 8700 composite. Extremely rare vintage 1992 26 trek 8700 composite carbon fiber and steel mountain bike in black with a root beer brown fork. Trek shouldn t have stopped making this bike it is one awesome hardtail and it nicely fills the niche for people who like a smooth ride but don t want the weight rust of steel or the cost of ti.
It was trek s top shelf frame back in the day and had 8700 and 8900 variations that only varied in components.