1990 Trek 330

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Over the years we repaired thousands of Vintage bikes and became experts in finding alternatives to original bike parts. 

Buying parts for older bikes is confusing, as most of the original parts have been discontinued. 

We use these parts everyday and created this list to make it easier for you to repair your bike.

Parts list for 1990 Trek 330

Shifter cables and housing: https://amzn.to/38g40ol

Brake cables and housing: https://amzn.to/2DZqPPk

Tape (for handlebar): https://amzn.to/2Pui9FM

Rear Wheel (good) https://amzn.to/2PRn7wF

Rear Wheel (better) https://amzn.to/2M2l2wI

Front Wheel (good) https://amzn.to/38IK1ip

Front Wheel (better) https://amzn.to/2rJm6in

Tires: https://amzn.to/2RyE41x (similar look, basic casual use):  (choose 700x25)

Tires: https://amzn.to/33YwOyl (super flat resistant and fast rolling):  (choose 700x25)

Shifters: Front and rear (right and left): https://amzn.to/2qv5J8e

Rear Derailleur: https://amzn.to/2DYUOXF (choose direct attachment)
Rear Derailleur (better): https://amzn.to/355knC6 (choose GS type)

Front Derailleur (good): https://amzn.to/3415IXm (Basic, choose double)

Front derailleur (better): https://amzn.to/2LAI262 (better quality, fit and finish)

Crank: https://amzn.to/2Yw7miQ 

Bottom Bracket: https://amzn.to/2RydlSI (Likely 68x122.5 but must measure spindle length before purchase)

Freewheel: https://amzn.to/2qx4c1t

Pedals: https://amzn.to/3593fvC 

Chain: https://amzn.to/38ayVCI (fits 5, 6, 7 and 8 speeds)

Brake pads: https://amzn.to/2LZrNzo (Improved performance and wet/cold

Brake pads: https://amzn.to/35uStQh (casual use)

Brakes (rear): https://amzn.to/38gCY05

Brakes (front): https://amzn.to/2E1gu5y

Brake levers: https://amzn.to/356h3Hc 

Saddle: https://amzn.to/34Wkccn (basic, casual street riding,)

Saddle: https://amzn.to/2Yt2R8u (light weight high performance)

Handlebar: https://amzn.to/2LCgH34 (choose 25.4 clamp)

Stem: https://amzn.to/38mMmiL (choose 80mm length x 25.4 clamp)

1990 Trek 330 bike we refurbished here at Bike Boom. If your'e not familiar, Bike Boom is a used bike shop in Davis square, on the border of Cambridge and Somerville , near Boston MA. where we specialize in restoring and refurbishing used and vintage bikes and offer professional bike repair services.

Here's the original brochure from vintage-trek.com a great website for info on classic steel treks.

We replaced the rear wheel, seat, bottom bracket, crankset (shimano 105) and the brake hoods and the standard stuff, tires, brake pads, chain and cables. it has a nice indexed handlebar shifter which was popular in that era and works great, I wish we could get these today. Even though it was is an entry level trek, it has  a Tange chromoly double butted frame.It is very light and nimble and gives a great ride especially due to the upgraded crankset. It was bought by a guy who's girlfriend bought a road bike from us earlier in the season. really nice couple. 

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Early-Mid 80's Takara Advantage

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Links below for parts you can buy now on amazon.

Over the years we repaired thousands of Vintage bikes and became experts in finding alternatives to original bike parts. 

Buying parts for older bikes is confusing, as most of the original parts have been discontinued. 

We use these parts everyday and created this list to make it easier for you to repair your bike.

Parts list for Early-Mid 80's Takara Advantage:

➤Shifter cables and housing: https://amzn.to/38g40ol

➤➤Brake cables and housing: https://amzn.to/2DZqPPk

➤Handlebar Tape: https://amzn.to/2qxHiaf

➤Rear Wheel: https://amzn.to/2RuAB3X

➤Front Wheel: https://amzn.to/2PuFaIM

➤Tires (good): https://amzn.to/2s9eipE (similar look, casual use, choose 27x1 ➤1/4)

➤Tires (better): https://amzn.to/33YwOyl (super flat resistant and fast rolling, choose 27x1.25 or 27 1 1/4)

➤Shifters: Front and rear (right and left): https://amzn.to/347vWrv

➤Rear Derailleur (good): https://amzn.to/2DYUOXF (choose w/ direct attachment)

➤Rear Derailleur (Better): https://amzn.to/2PupyVA (choose GS type)

➤Front Derailleur (good): https://amzn.to/3415IXm (choose double)

➤Front derailleur (better): https://amzn.to/2LAI262 (better quality, fit and finish)

➤Bottom Bracket: https://amzn.to/2RydlSI (Likely 68x122.5 but must measure spindle length before purchase)

➤Crank (good): https://amzn.to/2Yw7miQ (better quality fit and finish, will likely need a new bottom bracket)

➤Crank (better): https://amzn.to/2rg0YQx (lesser quality option, likely will not need a bottom bracket)

➤Freewheel: https://amzn.to/2qx4c1t

➤Headset: https://amzn.to/38EkfvQ (Choose 27.0 but it's better to remove crown race and measure inside diameter for sure)

➤Pedals: https://amzn.to/3593fvC (Modern style)

➤Pedals: https://amzn.to/2DZbNZP (same style as original)

➤Chain: https://amzn.to/38ayVCI (fits 5, 6, 7 and 8 speeds)

➤Brake pads (good): https://amzn.to/36eEldP (casual use)

➤Brake pads (better): https://amzn.to/38ixNN7 (Improved performance and wet/cold condition)

➤Brakes (rear): https://amzn.to/2P31N8o

➤Brakes (front): https://amzn.to/2Prqcn2

➤Brake Levers: https://amzn.to/2LQALz9 (similar to original

➤Brake Levers: https://amzn.to/356h3Hc (modern style)

Mint Takara advantage touring bike we refurbished Here at Bike Boom. If your'e not familiar, Bike Boom is a used bike shop in Davis square, on the border of Cambridge and Somerville , near Boston MA. where we specialize in restoring and refurbishing used and vintage bikes and offer competitively priced professional bike repair services.

Great representative bike of the early 80's with a Lugged 4130 chromoly frame and alloy components with suntour shifters. Takara was an american company building bikes in japan to be marketed solely to the US cyclist, similar to nishiki, univega and shogun. They were not as popular as the univegas and shoguns here in New England but we still manage to find a few every year. They had a  whole range of models such as the prestige, custom 12 and others. 

From oldroads.com, probably the best forum for vintage bikes on the web: "Takara bicyles were made to spec for an Oklahoma firm, Takara Bicycle Co. The company survived well into the 80's and possibly beyond. Though not confirmed, the bicycles were probably made by Kawamura, the same company that manufactured Nishiki. Ads showed base and immediate models. Road rests from the period vary in opinion from "average" to "outright bargain", depending on the model, though they had nicer than average paint" .

1984 or 1985 Shogun 1500 touring

Are you looking to repair this bike?
Links below for parts you can buy now on amazon.

Over the years we repaired thousands of these and became experts in finding alternatives to original bike parts. 
Buying parts for older bikes is confusing, as most of the original parts have been discontinued. 
We use these parts everyday and created this list to make it easier for you to repair your bike.

Shifter cables and housing: https://amzn.to/38g40ol

Brake cables and housing: https://amzn.to/2DZqPPk

Handlebar Tape: https://amzn.to/2qxHiaf

Rear Wheel: https://amzn.to/2RuAB3X

Front Wheel: https://amzn.to/2PuFaIM

Tires (good): https://amzn.to/2s9eipE (similar look, casual use, choose 27x1 1/4)

Tires (better): https://amzn.to/33YwOyl (super flat resistant and fast rolling, choose 27x1.25 or 27 1 1/4)

Shifters: Front and rear (right and left): https://amzn.to/347vWrv

Rear Derailleur (good): https://amzn.to/2DYUOXF (choose w/ direct attachment)

Rear Derailleur (Better): https://amzn.to/2PupyVA (choose GS type)

Front Derailleur (good): https://amzn.to/3415IXm (choose double)

Front derailleur (better): https://amzn.to/2LAI262 (better quality, fit and finish)

Bottom Bracket: https://amzn.to/2RydlSI (Likely 68x122.5 but must measure spindle length before purchase)

Crank (good): https://amzn.to/2Yw7miQ (better quality fit and finish, will likely need a new bottom bracket)

Crank (better): https://amzn.to/2rg0YQx (lesser quality option, likely will not need a bottom bracket)

Freewheel: https://amzn.to/2qx4c1t

Headset: https://amzn.to/38EkfvQ (Choose 27.0 but it's better to remove crown race and measure inside diameter for sure)
Pedals: https://amzn.to/3593fvC (Modern style)

Pedals: https://amzn.to/2DZbNZP (same style as original)

Chain: https://amzn.to/38ayVCI (fits 5, 6, 7 and 8 speeds)

Brake pads (good): https://amzn.to/36eEldP (casual use)

Brake pads (better): https://amzn.to/38ixNN7 (Improved performance and wet/cold condition)

Brakes (rear): https://amzn.to/2P31N8o

Brakes (front): https://amzn.to/2Prqcn2

Brake Levers: https://amzn.to/2LQALz9 (similar to original

Brake Levers: https://amzn.to/356h3Hc (modern style)Beautiful Shogun 1500 touring bike we refurbished Here at Bike Boom. If your'e not familiar, Bike Boom is a used bike shop in Davis square, on the border of Cambridge and Somerville , near Boston MA. where we specialize in restoring and refurbishing used and vintage bikes and offer competitively priced bike repair services. 

Shogun was a bicycle company who operated during the 80's and manufactured bikes in japan to be sold strictly in the US, similar to Takara, Univega and many others.

A classic touring bike with a long wheel base and multiple brazeons for carrying heavy weight. Bicycle touring was very popular in the late 70's and early 80's. Every respectable brand built touring bikes at that era some of the famous models include the Trek 520, 620 and 720,miyata six ten and one thousand, univega grand tourismo, and motobecane grand touring, but also the raleigh alyeska, Bridgestone RB-T, T500 and T700. What makes a touring bike different from a road bike? the long wheel base and relaxed geometry plus a heavy duty frame, rear hub and rim which usually had a higher spoke count. In the early 80's they were the first bikes to be equipped with a triple crankset. Later, towards 1984, with the introduction of cantilever brakes, all  touring bikes were equipped with them to allow the use of fenders and wider tires. This beautiful, very good condition shogun 1500 had the Tange 2 chromoly tubing, and came with the shimano Deer head group which basically was the first shimano Deore XT (700 series). Bought from a gentleman who toured with it across Europe in the late 80's and decided to sell since he wasn't using it anymore. 

Very cool bike, bought by a Belgian students who came to study for a semester in Harvard.