I spied this vintage and very rare Trimble Olympic track time trial bike from 1984 at local bike shop, Speedway Cycles in AK today and had to share it. This unit is owned by renowned AK racer Gregg Matyas. A similar bike was ridden by Steve Hegg in the Olympics. History wise, this was the precursor to the Kestrel and is a very rare find indeed! A nice piece of Trimble Racing history.
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dat
Who built that frame? James or Brent. It’s not a track bike as it has shifters. We need more info
Apr 21st, 2008
banana
I have never seen a Trimble like that
Apr 21st, 2008
STT
Brent built this frame. It’s a very early stage racing bike that would eventually become the Kestrel design.
Apr 21st, 2008
STT
Here’s the scoop from Greg Matyas. This bike was given to Andy Monaco by Flat Bush in the mid 80’s and then sat in his basement for years and Greg asked Monaco if he could put it up in his shop (Speedway). Looks like we need to track Monaco for more details…
Apr 23rd, 2008
Nate
What’s that thing made out of?
Apr 24th, 2008
STT
Says “Graphite Composite” on the side.
Apr 24th, 2008
STT
I spoke to Monaco’s dad today and gave him the address of TR, so hopefully we will have the real scoop on this vintage unit in a matter of days!
May 22nd, 2008
AM
This frame, from what I understand, was built with fiberglass,Kevlar and graphite. I raced with this bike in the mid 80’s.
May 26th, 2008
STT
AM! Thanks for visiting us on TR! How do you like the site? Good info on the bike, thanks! Come join us at TR anytime.
May 27th, 2008
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