Any way to decode Trek serial numbers?

[ratina]

Just curious if anyone has a chart

 

[socal_jack]

Just curious if anyone has a chart

Seems like on mtbr forums everybody uses the paint schemes and other frame/fork visual ques to establish age. You can find the old catalogs online usually.

 

[lildietz]

If you have a bike that you want to identify by year and model, post a pic. I'll let you know.

 

[JaxRhapsody]

People have been asking this forever. No onevhas figured it out yet/

 

[socal_jack]

Looks like somebody did

http://www.vintage-trek.com/SerialNumbers.htm