looking for old school Alpinestar bike HELP!

[mntlion]

Ya I'm looking for an old school Alpine star Mega bike. The frame has elevated chain stays and a bent set tube to allow for the really short wheel base.

15 or 16" (can't remember what size they came in, but the small one)

Any hints on finding one?

Ebay has had nonthing for months, but any maggot know of a retro bike site that might?

Thanks

[Agent 00X]

How about this:

http://www.cyclingforums.com/t103674.html

(scroll down past registration stuff)

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Trimble design Alpinestar mtn bike frame with Deore XT
components (no wheels). Green finish. Designed for small
rider 5'0" to 5' 6"

Own a classic from the early days

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$400 + shipping from Colorado

Reply to: brook. watts at comcast. net
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Looks like the ad was posted today. I hope you are sucessful in your search. Good luck!

[mntlion]

Thanks for that, but that is the wrong frame.

That one has a straight line (tube) from the head set to the rear hub for a really really large standover size.

The one I want has a bend in the seat tube so that the rear wheel sits closer to the bottom braket and makes a really short wheel base and under 16" chain stays.

Reward offered to any maggot/minon that can help me !!!!!

[Innominatus]

I remember those.

Vail Valley, of all places, is a hotbed for early Alpinestars. Local Mike Kloser was on the factory team back in the late 80s/early 90s, so the local shop (forget the name, out its of business now) with which he was affiliated was one of the few shops around that carried the brand. I've never seen these bikes anywhere else.

Might start calling around up there. Somebody still has one stashed in their garage, I'm sure.

Vail Cycle Works
(970) 471-5404

Vail Bike Tech
(970) 476-5995

Wheelbase
(970) 476-5799

Kind of a long shot. But, hey, you said you were keen to go prospectin' - good a place to start as any.

[mntlion]

I just bought this one

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...EAWA%3AIT&rd=1

well I bought it, but was hoping for the Alm or Ti version,



I'll have to call the Vail stores and hunt it down

Thanks for the help guys

now I have a summer bike build project