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Couple Classic Bikes -- CR-7 Fisher -- Trek 8300

6002 Views 14 Replies 12 Participants Last post by Andrs, Oct 29, 2012

Ride2Suffer

Discussion Starter · Jan 11, 2010

88 Fisher CR-7
Trek 8300

Both with extremely low miles:::....fun !!
the PO of the CR-7 broke off the fork droppout when the bike was new, sat for 12 years unused. Added the Answer fork, still didn't ride it.

Mike Kloser::::: LOL !!
1988 Introduction of the Fisher CR-7, a collaboration combining Gary's renowned frame design and Richard Cunningham's expertise at joining aluminum and chrome-moly. Fisher racers, Mike Kloser and Sara Ballantyne win the Iditabike 200 Mile Snow Race in Alaska and the European World Off-road Championships. Bicycle Guide Magazine names the titanium Fisher Prometheus the "Best of 88". Gary is inducted at the inaugural Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in Crested Butte. Riding a tandem with Sara Ballantyne, Gary and Sara win the tandem category and place 13th overall in the 150mile Desert to the Sea race.

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eastcoaststeve

· #2 · Jan 11, 2010

Wow.

yo-Nate-y

· #3 · Jan 11, 2010

Those are great!

Rumpfy

· #4 · Jan 12, 2010

Ah, you're the reason I didn't get that CR-7. You suck!

Ride2Suffer

Discussion Starter · #5 · Jan 12, 2010

^

guy had it listed for over 3 weeks

Rumpfy

· #6 · Jan 12, 2010

Ride2Suffer said:
^

guy had it listed for over 3 weeks

It was outside my CL jurisdiction.

jacdykema

· #7 · Jan 12, 2010

I know what everyone here thinks of Treks (and for the most part I agree) but I always thought those carbon tubed/aluminum stayed bikes were sharp.

banks

· #8 · Jan 12, 2010

Warning! Suntour cassette cogs are a known failure!

MABman

· #9 · Jan 12, 2010

banks said:
Warning! Suntour cassette cogs are a known failure!

Every party has its pooper.

And those look like metal stays on that Trek.

MrOrange

· #10 · Jan 12, 2010

Rumpfy said:
It was outside my CL jurisdiction.

I thought world control had no juris-dic-tion

MendonCycleSmith

· #11 · Jan 12, 2010

MABman said:
And those look like metal stays on that Trek.

Yep, they made a lot of them that way, on the road side too. They did 3 tube carbon, and 7 if you wanted to pay extra, and just HAD to have as much carbon as possible.

mechagouki

· #12 · Jan 12, 2010

Great parts bikes the both, if you're planning on riding either make sure your life insurance is paid up. 8300 had similar lateral stiffness to a large bowl of jello and the tubes are glued into the lugs with hot French semen (possibly). the CR7's failings are detailed in another thread, but that looks like a nice fresh XT group on there.

Rumpfy

· #13 · Jan 12, 2010

MrOrange said:
I thought world control had no juris-dic-tion

Shhhh!

colker1

· #14 · Jan 13, 2010

mechagouki said:
Great parts bikes the both, if you're planning on riding either make sure your life insurance is paid up. 8300 had similar lateral stiffness to a large bowl of jello and the tubes are glued into the lugs with hot French semen (possibly). the CR7's failings are detailed in another thread, but that looks like a nice fresh XT group on there.

i had a 8700. hmmm... talk about a dead feeling bike.

it just gave me an extra respect for steel.
other than that i liked the paint, the tange ultra light fork and the trek rims.

Andrs

· #15 · Oct 29, 2012

Hello mechagouki,

this sounds interesting, so I registered and searched the forums. Couldn't find the thread you are speaking of, though :-(

Do you remember where, or have a link for me? Thx, Andrs

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