Sorted Early 90’s trek front mech “Doohickey” adaptor

[jimbog]

I have just bought a 91 Trek 8700 composite frame and am trying to sort a front mech. These had a “doohickey” thing on the mech bolt as per the thread below and the pics. Does anybody have a spare one of these for sale please?

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/doohickey-front-mech-adaptor-for-a-1991-trek-8700.413869/

 

[boy"O"boy]

@jimbog
I've got one attached to a Shimano LX front mech (most likely came from a Trek)
These are notoriously difficult to find, so imagine my luck to not only score the one in my wanted ad (in your wanted ad) ..... But also this one attached to a front mech in the same week!

I included the other one in the sale of my own 8700 carbon a few years back.....so only this one left.



I've also got the correct 35mm Suntour XC Pro front mech (was NOS) that was specced on the 8700 if you're looking for the correct spec.

£10 posted for the 'doohickey' front mech. Just getting the money back I paid for it a few years ago.

PM if interested in this or the XC Pro front mech or both.

Cheers
boy"O"boy

 

[jimbog]

Pm coming mate.

 

[Once A Hero]

Glad that you are sorted.
Have to admit that I have one of those stashed away just in case I want to build an early Trek, knowing how hard they are to find.
Like @boy"O"boy 's mine came attached to a random mech but I instantly recognised what it was so separated it!

 

[jimbog]

Glad that you are sorted.
Have to admit that I have one of those stashed away just in case I want to build an early Trek, knowing how hard they are to find.
Like @boy"O"boy 's mine came attached to a random mech but I instantly recognised what it was so separated it!

I was going to use a clamp-on cable stop band on the seat tube and a top pull mech if I couldn’t get a doohickey, but that wouldn’t look as tidy.