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Trek OCLV 5500 Bicycle 56cm US Postal Lance Armstrong Replica Build

Pre-Owned Trek OCLV 5500 Bicycle 56cm US Postal Lance Armstrong Replica Build …. The Build is based on the 1999 Lance Armstrong winning Trek OCLV 5550 using Shimano 7700 Groupset, Rolf wheelset and period components, NOS and VGC Pre-Owned parts.

The build is a tribute to Trek’s 1999 OCLV 5500 Iconic bicycle that changed the world of cycling forever…. It’s a livery that is unique to 1999, Trek, US Postal and Lance Armstrong and his history. It’s made to be ridden or hang on the wall and admire.

Frame:                 The Frame has been painted in 1999 US Postal Livery and to a high quality by one of the UK’s artisan frame builders/painters…. The base frame is a 2002 Trek OCLV 5500 with 1”1/8” Steerer with 1” Quill stem conversion.

Size:                    56cm

Seat Tube:          56cm Centre to Top

Top Tube:           56cm Centre to Centre

Crankset:            Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Gears:                 Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Wheels:               Rolf Vector Pro Ltd Edition (As in the Trek Museum) circa 1999 Clinchers with Aged Veloflex tyres Great Patina, some aged marks (see last picture)

Seat Post:           Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Saddle:                San Marco Concor Light

Brakes:                Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Stem:                   Cinelli 101 Quill Stem

Handlebars:        Cinelli Giro D Italia, Cinelli Bar Tape

Computer:           Avocet 30

Pedals:                Shimano PD  5500

Condition:           Great condition marks, scratches, and a little wear but in great condition for over 25 years old Refinished Paintwork to a very high standard…see pictures.

Please look at the pictures in detail as they form part of the description, please use zoom.

Note: This item is listed with as much information as I can give about the quality, scratches; imperfections and condition.

Please message for more information on the specification…I’m more than happy to answer questions and freely offer advice and help …. Just message me :-) or call (see details below)

Trek OCLV 5500 Bicycle 56cm US Postal Lance Armstrong Replica Build

1999 Tour de France commemorative Trek 5500 road bike

Trek 5500 front end

Number 455 of 1999

Lance Armstrong signature

The Dura-Ace 7700 components on this bike were in the middle of their life cycle at the time. The 7700 crank arms were the first hollow arms that Shimano managed to produce, and the Octalink bottom bracket began an era of constantly changing bottom bracket standards that continues today.

Dura-Ace 7700

DA 7700 drivetrain

Paired spokes were all the rage

The 9-speed rear derailleur and shifters from this component group set the standard for precise and reliable shifting, and it took the introduction of Di2 electronic shifting in 2012 to surpass the 7700 group as a benchmark.

In case of emergencies, fresh blood

Sharp eyes will notice that this is no Tour-winning replica. Lance’s bikes would have been outfitted with sponsor-correct Mavic wheels, Shimano seat post, Chris King headset, Dedacci handlebars and handlebar stem. Those U.S.P.S. Cycling Team parts are replaced with Trek’s house-brand Icon equipment and Rolf’s paired-spoke Vector Pro model wheels on this over-the-counter bike. Speaking of over-the-counter vs. prescription equipment, check out the special team-issue rocket booster on the down tube…

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When Lance Armstrong returned to racing with the US Postal team in 1998, Trek was using the team to push its OCLV carbon bikes.

OCLV stands for Optimum Compaction Low Void, which is to do with the way the carbon fibre layers are laminated in their frames. The process was carried out in house in Waterloo, Wisconisn and matched the aircraft industry standards for carbon fibre .

Thanks to Optimum Compaction, Low Void (OCLV) technology, the Trek 5500 was the world’s lightest production frameset, weighing in at a scant 912g.

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Hi, how much is this bike please?

Not for sale anymore. Sorry. Nicola

I’ve got one for sale.

i have a bike like in the picture i think its a rare one also because there is mono shock. anybody here can suggest. coz my brother in law gave it to me, and he said it is very rare coz only few have this kind of bike

Bonjour J’ai un trek 5500 OCLV à vendre pour 490 euros Cordialement

Hi, thank you for interesting history – can you say what are the rims used in the pictures?

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11 revolutionary road bikes that changed the world of cycling

We take a look at 11 bikes that changed the sport of cycling and the way we think about bike design

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Throughout the ages, riders equipment has always to evolved so, we take a look at the most iconic and game-changing road bikes throughout the ages. This list is by no means exhaustive, but contains some very famous and innovative machines.

1. Legnano Team Bike (1948)

Ridden by: Gino Bartali

In 1940 Campagnolo invented the Cambio Corsa derailleur. Before this, riders had to remove their rear wheel and flip it around to change gear. Giving them a choice of two! Italian great Gino Bartali was one of the first riders to use it, giving him a bit of an advantage in the mountains.

The gear is changed by operating by two levers on the right side of the bike’s right seatstay. The top lever releases the rear wheel, and the lever below it operates a simple guide that moves the chain from one sprocket to the next. The video below shows it in action.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIZhSNdO_Zo

The chain shifter is on the top portion of the chain, above the chainstay, meaning it is necessary to back pedal if you want to change gear. Once the gear change is made, the riders weight moves the wheel back and re-tensions the chain. Despite its simplicity, for its time, the Cambio Corsa was a masterpiece of engineering.

2. TI-Raleigh Pro Team bike (1980)

Ridden by: Joop Zoetemelk

Raleigh set up a pro road team in 1972 with the express intention of winning the Tour de France . Under the brutally professional leadership of Peter Post, Ti-Raleigh became the most effective team in bike racing, winning nearly everything, with Joop Zoetemelk delivering a yellow jersey to the iconic Nottingham brand in 1980. To this day Raleigh is still the only British bike ever to have won the Tour.

The bikes were built in Raleigh's Special Bike Development Unit (SBDU) where a team of experts under the direction Gerald O'Donovan were dedicated to making the best race bikes in the world. Using Reynolds 531 tubing, Post wanted the best, so the bikes were fitted with Campagnolo Record. Wheels were hand-built in house and the frames were sprayed and assembled in Ilkeston.

Raleigh have an impressive palmarès: One Tour de France, 62 Tour stages, 26 Classics wins and six world titles.

3. Look KG86 Tour de France (1986)

Ridden by: La Vie Claire

Carbon fibre is the bike material of choice in the 21st century, at least so far. Some manufacturers experimented with carbon frames in the early 1970s, but although its strength to weight ratio was ideal for bike frames, it proved difficult to use in practical situations.

Look were the first company to produce a useable frame with carbon tubes designed for cycle racing. The tubes were made by a French company TVT, who combined Kevlar with layers of woven carbon fibre. The tubes were bonded into aluminium lugs in a way reminiscent of the first use of aluminium tubes in cycling.

Look's KG86 was the first production frame, and it received an immediate boost when Greg LeMond won the Tour on it. TVT also made frames under its own name. Peugeot and Vitus made similar frames.

4. Vitus 979 (1987)

Ridden by: Sean Kelly

Aluminium bikes grew in popularity in the pro peloton during the early 1970s, although Jaques Anquetil first tried an aluminium frame in the 1960s. Aluminium is lighter than steel and very strong, but in the early days it made for a very flexible bike frame.

The French company Vitus persisted with aluminium, and by the mid-1980s it was producing frames using 979 Dural tubes. Duraluminium, to give it its full name, was an aluminium alloy that was light and a lot stiffer than the old frames.

The tubes were still bonded, but they were butted into lugs, and design tweaks like a one-piece head tube and lug unit increased frame stiffness. They were also anodised, not painted, which made a shiny scratch resistant finish on the frames. They were good enough for Sean Kelly who won a load of races on the Vitus 979.

5. ONCE Giant-TCR (1999)

Ridden by: Laurent Jalabert

The Giant TCR , as ridden by the ONCE team during the late 1990s, was the first mass produced frame with a sloping top tube and compact geometry. The design, by British innovator Mike Burrows, involved a smaller, more compact frame than had gone before. Not only was it stiffer, lighter and used less material, but it could also be made to fit more people in fewer factory sizes.

Another British frame maker, David Lloyd, had introduced a frame with a sloping top tube even earlier, the 'Concept 90', which he produced from 1990 onwards. However this was made of steel, to the TCR's aluminium.

Laurent Jalabert was one of a number of top pros to ride the TCR and also use the frame in conjunction with smaller 650c wheels over the standard 700c diameter. This was popular on stages that finished with a climb, with some pros convinced that bikes with slightly smaller wheels were faster. The idea didn't catch on, but in certain circumstances it may have had advantages.

6. Trek OCLV (1999-2005)

Ridden by: Lance Armstrong

Trek owes Lance Armstrong a lot (even now), at least in terms of the brand exposure. It always made good, well thought-out bikes, the work of enthusiasts who understand how bikes work, but when Armstrong "won" his first Tour de France in 1999, this relatively new American company received world wide publicity.

When Armstrong returned to racing with the US Postal team in 1998, Trek was using the team to push its OCLV carbon bikes. OCLV stands for Optimum Compaction Low Void, which is to do with the way the carbon fibre layers are laminated in their frames. The process was carried out in house in Waterloo, Wisconisn and matched the aircraft industry standards for carbon fibre.

Armstrong won the 1999 Tour on a Trek OCLV 5200 and it quickly became one of the fastest selling bikes in the USA. It was also the first ever tour victory for Shimano, despite the fact it made its debut in 1973 with the Belgian Flandria team.

7. Cervélo Soloist (2001)

Ridden by: CSC team

In 2003 the CSC Team began using Cervélo as their bike sponsor and adopted the Canadian brand's Soloist as their bike of choice. Team CSC were crowned the world’s number pro cycling team while riding Cervélo for three years. The partnership lasted for six years, until the end of 2008.

The Soloist was iconic, firstly by being one of very few aluminium frames that achieved success against carbon fibre road bicycles, but also for its ground breaking aerodynamics. Cervélo claim that it was first aero-road bike, setting a trend that continues to this day in future bike design. At the time of release, the aero-foil shaped down tube and seat post were revolutionary.

8. Suspension LeMond (1993)

Ridden by: Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle

The Pinarello K8-S used by Team Sky was far form the first road bike to feature shock absorbers. The first mountain bikes didn't have suspension, but once suspension forks had been developed some road teams thought that they might be useful for the cobbled Classics . RockShox made a limited run of road forks to give the idea a go. Maybe it would catch on?

They didn't hurt on the cobbles. In fact, Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle won Paris-Roubaix in 1992 and 1993 riding on a pair of RockShox, and for a while a number of pavé specialists used them.

The forks were lighter than the mountain bike forks and had a lockout switch on the handle bars. Bianchi and Cannondale experimented with other designs, but they didn't catch on. Soon the pros abandoned bikes with suspension and returned to the old standard of cushioning; double wrapped bar tape.

9. Cannondale CAAD3 (1997)

Ridden by: Mario Cipollini

Mario Cipollini didn't contribute much to cycling technology, but he did a lot for cycling style. His flagrant disregard for the rules led to the colourful team kit you see today, and particularly the way the yellow, green and polka dot jersey wearers can coordinate their kit.

The outfit he chose for the Tour stage on July 4, 1997 - a Saeco team jersey, stars and striped shorts and a stars and striped bike from his American sponsor Cannondale saw him fined, for something which is common practice today. Note the four-spoke Spinergy wheels which were eventually banned by the UCI, after the spokes were deemed too dangerous.

The other iconic feature of Cipollini's bike was the stem. Regardless of the bike he rode or team he raced for, irrespective of geometry, Cipollini always raced on a 13cm stem set as low as it could go. In fact his handlebars were so low on some bikes he could hardly ride in drops, which is why you will occasionally see pictures of him sprinting on the hoods. If Cipollini couldn't do something in style he didn't do it at all.

10. Specialized McLaren S-Works Venge (2011-2016)

Ridden by: Mark Cavendish

Specialized showed real marketing flair when it launched the Venge with Mark Cavendish as its front man. At the time, he was the undisputed fastest sprinter in the world. Specialized worked with F1 team McLaren to develop the Venge, with 30 years of experience in composites and a lifetime of thinking about aerodynamics, this was a good choice.

The designers had to come up with an aerodynamic frame without adding weight or compromising handling. The project achieved this with special design tweaks, like a one piece bottom bracket and chain stay unit, and by adding material only where it was needed. The bike also features a very substantial Zipp stem designed to cope with huge stress Cavendish creates.

The image of Cavendish sprinting to victory down the Champs-Élysées is certainly iconic and will live long in people's memory.

11. Trek Madone SLR 6 Disc (2018)

Ridden by: Trek-Segafredo

Aero bikes have come some way since the early days, which could date back to Cannondale’s aluminium bikes in the 1990s. You’ll be hard pressed to find a company that doesn’t offer an aero machine in its range and they don’t come much slipperier than the Trek Madone, which is used in competition by WorldTour squad Trek-Segafredo.

Our in house testing actually found the Madone to be one of the fastest out there and it has since been updated to include discs.

What makes this bike game changing is that it's lightweight – around 1000g for a 56cm frameset -  compliant and aerodynamic. Trek has done this by including its ISOSpeed technology to offer up over 17 per cent more compliance than its previous version, without changing ride characteristics or affecting drag. The adjuster will allow you to make the rear end 21 per cent stiffer if needed too.It has discs too, so stopping power is excellent.

So the Trek Madone Disc and others around this bracket now offer up more than just an aerodynamic bike but a fast all-round bike you can use everyday.

They are closer to GC bikes in terms of weight and ride quality whilst being more efficient and that certainly is a game changer as technology still develops.

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Project Postal: 2002 Trek 5200 US Postal Team Edition (Bike Check)

Back in the late 90’s / early 2000’s the Trek 5200 / Trek 5500 was one of the lightest production frames available and was the very first carbon fibre frame to “win” a Tour de France. Ridden by big names such as Tom Boonen, George Hincapie, Tyler Hamilton and Lance Armstrong to multiple race wins, the bike was well ahead of it’s time.

Photo credit: Peter Dejong / Shutterstock. Lance Armstrong rides with teammate Vjatceslav Ekimov during the Tour de France (2002).

I used to see an older gent cruising around on one in full US POSTAL kit years ago (now that guy is me) and I’ve always loved the classic lines of this frame. When the opportunity to snap one up in Tasmania came along, I didn’t need to be asked twice!

Apart from the frame, the rest of the bike had seen better days. I treated it to a complete strip down, then lovingly built the bike up using high quality modern parts. Some would say this is sacrilege and I should have kept it 100% standard, but I wanted a bike that would ride hard, not hold me back or annoy me with outdated tech. The Trek has turned out FAR better than I expected. Around two decades old and riding better than new! So here it is, finally finished.

2002 Trek 5200 – US Postal Team Edition

Bars: 3T Carbon Ergonova Team Stem: Selcof Carbon -10 degree (100mm) Tape: Lizard Skinz DSP 3.2mm Saddle: San Marco Carbonio (US Postal Team Edition) Seatpost: Uno Carbon

Shifters: Shimano Dura Ace 11-speed Brakes: Shimano Ultegra Drivetrain: Shimano Ultegra (52/36T front & 11-30T rear)

Wheelset: ICAN Carbon 35mm Aero Tyres: Pirelli P Zero Velo 23mm Pedals: Assioma Duo Powermeter Pedals

Accessories: SupaCaz Fly limited edition bottle cages K-Edge Garmin out-front mount Custom KAPZ.com stem cap and bar ends

Weight: 7.65 kg / 17.85 lbs (including pedals, cages, mounts, etc)

I was blown away by the finished bike, she’s a dream! Sure, it’s never going to be an all-out race weapon or compete with with new-era aero bikes, but with a little extra “want to” I can just about keep up with modern machines . But it’s not about that, this bike truly is a joy to ride and brings a smile to my face every time I look at it or swing a leg over the top tube.

And that my friends, is what cycling is all about.

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I thoroughly enjoyed reading your well-crafted article on “Project Postal: 2002 Trek 5200 US Postal Team Edition”.

I appreciate the effort you put into research for this article about “Project Postal: 2002 Trek 5200 US Postal Team Edition”. It shows in your well-rounded article.

So what bottom bracket was used to convert from the original 109.5×68 Octalink to Hollowtech?

I am fairly sure it was just a standard Shimano one that fits their new cranks. Removing and replacing the bottom bracket was the one job I got my local bike mechanic to do, as I did not have the correct tools.

Trek 5200 US Postal. I in the middle of doing a full rebuild on frame with SRAM Red Etap Rim Brake. I have two questions for you. did you have to use a derailleur hanger (if so, which one?) and I was going to try and fit a 28mm tire, do you know if that will work? Love the bike and look. Trying to make this my daily ride/racer. thank you.

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I used the standard built-in hanger. Working fine with my Shimano groupset so should be fine with eTap also. I very much doubt a 28mm tyre will fit, especially in the rear. Maybe just! Frame clearance is pretty tight in the rear triangle. Currently I’m running Conti GP5000 25mm tyres.

I was very tempted to go eTap for full wireless, but my frame has a big SHIMANO sticker on the chainstay. 😅 Enjoy the build!

Any clearance issues with the 25mm tyres?

The 25’s work well, but I’d be worried about going any wider.

great! I’m 85-90 kg so I’m hoping they have enough clearance for climbing out of the saddle and other stress. What type pressure do you run them at?

Around 75-80psi.

I still have mine. I’ll never get rid of it. It has been mucho MPH down Palomar mountain many times. I also have a near perfectly matching Trek Elite 9.8 mountain bike with a Fox F80RLT fork.

Excellent! 😁

Finally got the bike all set up (SRAM Red eTap) with 60mm deep Rims (25mm Rim width)…..**Running 28mm Continental Grand Prix 5000** (I’m 150 pounds and use 70 PSI)Just did a 150 mile ride over the weekend to make sure everything worked out well and get my fit dialed in. Everyone was going crazy on how the bike came out. I am really happy with how the bike worked out and excited to to do century ride this weekend.

Epic! I’d love to see some photos! 😁

Thanks! And one more question: have you noticed that there is less clearance between the rear tire and the seatstay on the drive side than on the non-drive side? My wheel appears to be off center relative to the seat stays by 1-2mm. Maybe it’s part of the Trek 5200 designs, normal bike-to-bike variation, or an issue with the wheel itself.

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Trek rolls out new weapons for Discovery Tour campaign

Lance Armstrong and Discovery Channel have new bikes for the time trials and the mountains in the...

Tech feature - June 16, 2005

Lance Armstrong and Discovery Channel have new bikes for the time trials and the mountains in the Tour de France. Tim Maloney takes a look.

The Tour de France isn't necessarily won in the time trials - analysis of his six Tour wins shows Lance Armstrong picks up time on his rivals in the mountains too - but it can surely be lost in them. Armstrong's Discovery Channel team has never taken any chances with Tour time trials, and this year the team's bike supplier Trek has built new bikes for the team's efforts against the clock.

Trek's new TTX time trial bike has already seen action in the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in Aix-les-Bains. Team leader Lance Armstrong was fifth in the prologue, and then third in stage three's hilly 46.5km ITT in Roanne. However, even Trek concedes that the new frame is an incremental improvement and not a major leap in performance. Trek's pro team liaison Scott Daubert told Cyclingnews , "UCI regulations on bike design limit the design parameters Trek can work with, plus the human body can only do so much work over a set time or distance, so at this point we have nearly maxed out the efficiency of our design."

"Our present TT frame was born after the 1999 Tour from much study and testing and as we have recently tried to bring it to the next level, surprisingly it's been very hard to make this present TT frame even faster," said Daubert. He added Trek's testing showed the previous frame was similar in performance to rival designs such as the Cervelo P3 Carbon used by Ivan Basso and CSC and the Walser time trial bikes that are often seen under other maker's decals - as long as there was no wind. "Our design is more efficient in cross-winds," said Daubert.

With this data at hand, Trek engineers then redesigned the head tube, top tube and down tube shapes to make the old TTT frame an even more efficient bike, with the help of a Computed Fluid Dynamics (CFD) design program. Daubert explained, "This software can evaluate shapes in given mediums (air, in our case). Our Trek engineers input the shape and wind speeds and CFD calculates where the problems are. As far as we know, Trek is the first bike company to use CFD software to design a complete bike as we have with the new TTX."

Once Trek created the first TTX prototype in its Waterloo, Wisconsin facility, Lance Armstrong then tested the bike during a training ride in Girona, Spain, where it gained the Tour champ's seal of approval before being raced. Details of the new Trek TTX include a one-piece head tube/top tube derived from the Madone frame that is uniquely shaped to make the front of the TTX more rigid when accelerating or climbing out of the saddle; and a deep cross section down tube that creates lift in cross winds yet is aero in head-on winds and presents a smaller frontal area with less drag.

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Trek has further refined the down tube on the TTX via an improved aero shape that's more like a double sided axe than an airfoil. Trek says this aids airflow bridge from the front wheel on the down tube. Steering is via a narrow cross section Bontrager TT Aero fork, with a new specific fork leg cant that reduces low pressure that previously built up behind the fork legs and created drag. Up top, an all new design one-piece Bontrager Aero bar was used at the Dauphine Libere. This is and is built in OCLV Carbon fibre for light weight and super stiffness and the design eliminates drag caused by excess seams and joints.

But the TTX isn't the only new two wheel weapon Armstrong will have in his quiver when he lines up in his quest for a seventh consecutive Tour de France win on July 2. Trek has taken last year's Madone SSL and refined it to better suit Armstrong's demands for a lightweight, stiff climbing bike. Lance's new 2006 Trek Madone SSLX started out as a production OCLV 55 Carbon Madone SSL, already the lightest road bike Trek has ever made. Trek engineers were certainly chanting Lance's personal mantra - "lighter and stiffer" - as they looked at how to improve the SSL.

Trek's solution was to formulate a new carbon fibre mix called OCLV Boron. With boron added to the OCLV carbon fibre composite, the frame gained a 15 percent increase in rigidity. The boron was only used in a special lay-up of add-in directional composite strips made of carbon fiber and boron at the bottom bracket. Daubert explained that "OCLV Boron is very strong under compressive loads, so when the layers of our OCLV carbon fiber are laid up, a layer of boron can be sandwiched between the layers. By strategically adding a very small amount of boron in compressive load areas, we can use less carbon and make a stronger and lighter frame and/or component." Daubert also pointed out that Trek has added OCLV boron to the all new Bontrager Race XXX Lite VR handlebar. According to Daubert, these new Bontrager 185 gram bars are as light as any bars available, yet test stronger due to the inherent strength of the OCLV Carbon.

"Included in the OCLV Carbon mix used in the Bontrager Race XXX Lite VR handlebar is is OCLV 110 in the remainder of the main bar and our lightest carbon ever used, OCLV 55 in the drops," said Daubert. "Key to the weight savings and strength is the use of OCLV Boron in the stem clamping area and the underside of the bar, where the main compressive loads are. Just like Lance's new Trek Madone SSLX frame, each handlebar is hand-laid in our proprietary OCLV molds. This technique allows the careful and strategic placement of a mix of OCLV carbon to attain the sought-after weight and performance that are required for Lance to choose them."

Daubert believes that one vitally important aspect of Trek's close involvement with the Discovery Channel team is that the company makes the team's bikes and other equipment in its own factory. "Trek has been making OCLV carbon fibre frames since 1992," he said. "Each component is designed, tested and handmade at our factory. And none of this innovation would be possible if each OCLV frame, handlebar, wheel and seat post made didn't rely on our proprietary OCLV Carbon technology. From beginning to end, we control the process, right here in our factory in Waterloo, Wisconsin."

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COLNAGO Super Campagnolo Nuovo Record 64cm (1972) – SOLD

CARRERA Podium (by Pegoretti) – S.Schiavina Asics CGA Team 1998 – SOLD

TREK 5500 L. Armstrong TdF, limited commemorative edition frameset 62cm (1999) – SOLD

In 1999 Trek Bicycles became the first bike manufacturers outside of Europe to ”win” the world’s most prestigious bicycle race, the Tour   de France , with US Postal Service leader  Lance Armstrong ‘s triumphant performance. Armstrong and his unrelenting teammates race on stock  Trek 5500 OCLV  carbon frames, making them the only team in the Tour de France to race on frames  identical  to those that are available to consumers around the globe. Thanks to Optimum Compaction, Low Void ( OCLV ) technology, the 5500 was the  world’s lightest production frameset , weighing in at a scant  912g .

Here we are offering the iconic Trek 5500 OCLV L.Armstrong Tour de France Limited Editon frameset. TREK made 1999 pieces of superb framesets in special edition Tour de France paint scheme. Basicaly, the same frameset that was ridden by Lance Armstrong  in 1999 Tour de France.

A collector’s piece.

Frame & Fork : Trek 5500 OCLV, L.Armstrong TdF limited edition (no.95 / 1999)

– seat tube (c-t): 62 cm

– top tube (c-c): 59 cm

– headset tube: 17,8 cm

Headset: Cane Creek

Condition: Excellent condtion. No cracks, no dents,. Some tiny sings. Original paint and decals.

Year: 1999-2000

Price: SOLD (October 2019)

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