I show you the steps I use to find the model year of Trek bikes. It takes a little bit of research on your part, but I show you where to go, and what to look for. Serial number lookup and list of affected serial numbers - EXCel format Notice and model chart List of affected serial numbers - PDF format. Trek bike finder Find a retailer Test a Trek Bike tours Inside Trek. Our brands Heritage Technology Racing. I have used this method a bunch of times. I have had the best success with looking up the serial number on USA made Trek bikes. On foreign made Trek bikes, I have either found no serial number, or the serial number was in a weird pattern that did not match the list. But I was still able to figure out the model year by doing the rest of the research that I outline. Facebook: music: Machinimasound.com. Bicycle registration with PTS is now REQUIRED for everyone who bikes on campus. This includes students, faculty, staff and visitors. A FREE, QUICK, SIMPLE online registration form is available through or bicycle owners may register in person at during operating hours. When registering a bike, please provide all the requested information, including the manufacturer's serial number and your UT EID. ( to create a new UT EID.) Registering your bike with PTS links your bike to you using the serial number on your bike. Bicycle serial numbers are like a car's vin number. When a bike is pawned, the pawn shop reports the serial number to the Austin Police Department which enters the number into a database to which police departments have access. Using this database, they can search for your serial number. Stolen bikes end up back on campus as well and can be returned to their owners if they are registered. The permit number that is attached to your bike serves as a theft deterrent and makes it easier to contact the owner to avoid things like impoundment if improperly locked or locked to a rack that will be replaced. The more bikes that are registered, the stronger the voice of the cycling community. Locating Your Bike's Serial Number The majority of serial numbers are located under the bottom bracket where the two pedal cranks meet. Simply turn your bike upside down and record the number. If there is no serial number there then check places like the headset at the front of the bike or the rear stays. The diagram at the right indicates the five most common serial number locations. If you just can't find anything then you can either engrave your driver's license number (engravers are available through UTPD) or describe the bike the best you can when registering and maybe even take a picture with it to prove ownership. The best chance at recovering a stolen bicycle is having a registered serial number. These numbers are used by police across the nation. You need the manufacturer's serial number to register your bicycle. Also, please see my YouTube video. I bought my Trek 700 used off of craigslist. Supposedly Trek frames have a serial number on them, usually located on the bottom bracket. And with the serial number you are supposed to be able to find the year. But I looked on the BB of my Trek 700, but I could not find a serial number. I even read that it might be hidden under the cable guide, so I removed that. But there was nothing there either. Maybe the higher level Trek’s have serial #’s but the cheaper ones don’t? But I still wanted to know what the model year of my Trek 700. So first I headed over to. This is a really cool site!!! Going to the Trek Models By Year page, I found that there was a Trek 700 road bike made in 1983. Mine is not a road bike, it is a hybrid. But they made a “mountain bike” version of the Trek 700 from 1991 to 2001. Now I went to the Trek Brochures page. I was able to browse the brochures from 1991 to 1995. Specific models of Trek bikes come in a very limited number of colors each model year. I went through each brochure looking to see what colors the Trek 700 came in for that year. I quickly found that none of the Trek 700’s came in greem for the years. Unfortunatly, they only had brochures up to 1995. So now I went to. Here they had tech sheets from 1998 to 2001 for the Trek 700. I went through each of the data sheets until I came to the 2001 tech sheet. It listed several colors, one of which was Rainforest with gold/white decals. Sounded right.
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