TECHNOLOGY STORIES BIKE INFO, GEOMETRY ... - Vintage Trek

No excuses.
Where else can you buy the exact same frameset as
the one that won the 2001 Tour de France? Yes, Lance
rode a stock 2001 model year 5900 frameset on almost
every stage. On other road stages, he rode a Trek OCLV
TT frame.
Our beautiful OCLV bikes ride extremely well in a
wide variety of conditions. In the Tour the riders must
conquer incredibly steep, long climbs. They have to ride
long miles, day in and day out. And the wild bunch
sprints are beyond compare.
In every stage, Trek’s OCLV framesets performed flawlessly
for the Postal team. On climbs, descents, and even
the sprints, Trek bikes were at the front of the peloton.
You can proudly ride the same frames as the Postal
team. The only problem with owning one of these beautys
is if your buddy nips you in the next county line
sprint, you can no longer blame the equipment.
Do Trek’s OCLV frames provide an unfair advantage?
The Trek OCLV frames are quick and agile, making
them ideal for riding in the tight professional peloton.
While stable enough for long Tour stages, they still
respond very quickly to rider input. These frames are
sensitive to weight shifts, so a racer can respond intuitively
to situations as they happen. This sensitivity also
lets the bike work with you in hard sprints and climbing
efforts, helping you develop power as they rock the bike
back and forth.
Knowing what your wheels are doing is really important
to the pros. When they’ve got a knee out, leaning
into the apex of a turn in the Alps at 50MPH, they
need to feel their tires hooking up. Although our OCLV
carbon frame damps vibration, there is still excellent
road feel.
The comfort offered by an OCLV frame also leaves our
Pros less fatigued after a 250km stage. In 2001, USPS
rider George Hincapie rode a Trek 5500 to a podium
spot at the spring classic Paris-roubaix, a course notorious
for its abusive cobble sections. Of course, if George
was a bit fresher in the sprint, maybe he wasn't working
as hard on the climbs. After all, the Trek OCLV is the
lightest frameset in the peloton.
TT frame
An old maxim states that Aero means heavy. The Trek
OCLV Time Trial frame disproves the old maxim.
These frames were designed specifically for Lance and
the Postal team in a wind tunnel. But we built a few
extras, because we knew you’d want one.
The frame is built in just three sizes; S, M, and L.
The seat height is adjustable by using a shim stack,
measured from the saddle rails to the center of the
bottom bracket. Top tube length is measure here from
the top of the seat mast to the top of the head tube. We
expect that you will use your favorite aero bar and stem
combination to fine tune the fit.
The frame uses a 1 ” headset, and 700c wheels.
S M L
Top tube 589-602 603-616 617-631
Seat tube 664-692 691-719 718-746
Trek 2002 Tech Manual
OCLV Road
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