I know the serial number and numbers stamped at the bottom of the frame but i don t know how to find the exact model year.
Trek bike serial number search.
Trek customer service responding very quickly this morning tells me that the frame is a 56 cm.
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In the case of some early 80s treks the number is under the plastic cable guide on the bottom of the shell.
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You need to match up the make model to a particular year.
I show you the steps i use to find the model year of trek bikes.
A serial usually won t tell you squat.
The answers so far assume you know the model yr which is what i am trying to determine.
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Just remove the plastic cable guide to see the number.
Okay fine so maybe there are a few bikes without serial numbers but this is rare and typical only on hand made bikes or really old bicycles.
Of course the serial numbers may not be coded but only sequential and so a lookup would be involved rather than a decode.
Try either bikepedia or bicycle blue book.
Your bike s serial number will most likely be found underneath the bike s bottom bracket.
The vintage trek website uses sn but ends with 1997 and i think my trek is 21st century.
It provides a record of your serial number in case your bike is ever lost or stolen and will help us get in touch with you with important product information.
So turn your bike around and look for the spot where the two pedal cranks join.
If you search for 1234 you will only find bikes with serial numbers of 1234 and serials close to that not a bike with serial number of 12345689.
Serial number location trek frame serial numbers sns are typically stamped into the bottom of the bottom bracket shell.