{"product_id":"1985-trek-400-series","title":"Vintage 1985 Trek 400 Road Bike — 21\" Steel Frame, 700C, 12-Speed","description":"\u003ch2\u003eVintage 1985 Trek 400 — American-Built Steel, Still Doing Its Job\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1985, \u003cstrong\u003eTrek\u003c\/strong\u003e was still a Wisconsin company building steel road frames by hand, and the \u003cstrong\u003e400\u003c\/strong\u003e sat in the sweet spot of the range: serious enough for real riding, sensible enough that people actually bought them and rode them for decades. Forty years on, they remain one of the most recommended entry points into vintage road cycling — and this one is a good example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eblack steel frame\u003c\/strong\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003estructurally sound with no cracks or severe dents\u003c\/strong\u003e, carrying the light paint wear, minor chips, and classic patina you would want from a bike that has been used rather than hidden away. It rolls on \u003cstrong\u003e700C clincher\u003c\/strong\u003e wheels that \u003cstrong\u003espin straight\u003c\/strong\u003e, with tires that still have usable tread — modern tire sizing, so replacements are available at any shop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe drivetrain is a proper piece of eighties engineering: a \u003cstrong\u003e12-speed Shimano\u003c\/strong\u003e setup running \u003cstrong\u003eBiopace oval chainrings\u003c\/strong\u003e — Shimano's distinctive non-round rings, designed to smooth out the dead spot in your pedal stroke, and now a genuinely sought-after period detail among collectors. \u003cstrong\u003eDown tube shifters\u003c\/strong\u003e control it, \u003cstrong\u003eshifting properly\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the \u003cstrong\u003eside-pull caliper brakes engage smoothly\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen there is the part the photos will sell better than words: the \u003cstrong\u003etan\/brown road saddle with matching handlebar wrap\u003c\/strong\u003e, both intact and presenting very well. 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