Information about Trek Bicycle Corporation
| Trek Bicycle Corporation. | |
){kind=small} Trek logo | |
| Private | |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Headquarters | Waterloo, Wisconsin |
| Key people | John Burke, President |
| Industry | Bicycles |
| Products | Bicycle and Related Components |
| Revenue | undisclosed |
| Employees | undisclosed |
| Website | www.trekbikes.com |
The Trek Bicycle Corporation is a major American bicycle and component manufacturer. Trek's high-end bicycles (such as the Madone road bike, ridden in three of seven Tour de France victories by Lance Armstrong, and Fuel mountain bike) are built at Trek's world headquarters in the town of Waterloo, Wisconsin, while the price-competitive models are manufactured in Taiwan or mainland China. Trek is the largest US manufacturer of bicycles and related aftermarket products and is becoming a major industry player worldwide. Trek currently supplies the bicycles for the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team of the USA.
Trek owns several bicycle brand names in the U.S. including Klein, LeMond and Gary Fisher, many of which are produced domestically in Waterloo. In Europe, Trek manufactures the Villiger, Diamant and Arrow brands. Trek also owns Wrench Force, Bontrager--which was a well known and well regarded manufacturer of high-end bicycles in Santa Cruz, CA--and Icon aftermarket brands worldwide as well as being the exclusive supplier of Nike bicycling products. Bontrager bicycles were produced for a period of time following the purchase by Trek, however the nameplate Bontrager is no longer active following a decision by Trek to cease production. Bontrager is still making wheels, and other components.
At the 2005 Dauphiné Libéré Lance Armstrong unveiled the new Trek TTX time trial bike frame. Designed for maximum aerodynamic advantage and developed in just five weeks, the company used a cutting edge software program also used to design Ferrari racing cars. Trek also delivered a new Madone SSLx frame to Lance for use in the 2005 Tour de France. Its frame is 10% lighter than the current production Madone SSL, and boasts a 15% stiffer bottom bracket area due to the use of boron in combination with the carbon fiber.
Both bikes are the result of the "F-One" development team. Formed in 2003, the team consists of aerodynamic wheel guru Steve Hed of HED Cycling, Nike, Giro, AMD, and aerodynamicist Len Brownlie. The results of the F-One collaboration can be seen in the aforementioned TTX Time Trial frame, as well as in Giro's new Time Trial Helmets and Nike's Swift Spin time trial skin suits.
Trek recently introduced a new endeavour dubbed "Project One", a new process for purchasing Trek bicycles wherein the customer can choose from among various custom colors, paint scheme designs, and component options, much as a car can be customized at purchase.
On May 31st, 2007, Trek introduced the second generation of its top of the line Madone series.
Primary competitors in U.S. market
- Specialized Bicycle Components (USA)
- Cannondale Bicycle Corporation (USA)
- Felt Bicycles (USA)
- Cervélo (Canada)
- Colnago (Italy)
- Bianchi (Italy)
- Pacific Cycle (USA)
- Gary Fisher Bikes (USA) (owned by Trek Bicycle Corporation since 1993)
- Giant Manufacturing (Taiwan)
- GT Bicycles(USA)
- Fuji Bikes (USA&Taiwan)
- Raleigh Bikes (USA)
- Seven Cycles (USA)
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Waterloo, Wisconsin
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Motto:
Location of Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Jefferson
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Motto:
Location of Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Jefferson
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racing bicycle is built using lightweight, shaped aluminium tubing and carbon fiber stays and forks. It sports a drop handlebar and thin tires and wheels for efficiency and aerodynamics.
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Aspinwall Classification System (Leo Aspinwall, 1958) classifies and rates products based on five variables:
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- Replacement rate (How frequently is the product repurchased?)
- Gross margin (How much profit is obtained from each product?)
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Motto
"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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racing bicycle is built using lightweight, shaped aluminium tubing and carbon fiber stays and forks. It sports a drop handlebar and thin tires and wheels for efficiency and aerodynamics.
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Lance Armstrong
Armstrong speaking at the NIH
Personal information
Full name Lance Edward Armstrong
Nickname Mellow Johnny
(from Maillot Jaune, French for Yellow jersey) [1]
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Personal information
Full name Lance Edward Armstrong
Nickname Mellow Johnny
(from Maillot Jaune, French for Yellow jersey) [1]
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mountain bike or mountain bicycle (abbreviated MTB or ATB (All Terrain Bicycle)) is a bicycle designed for mountain biking, either on dirt trails or other unpaved environments. In contrast, road bicycles are not rugged enough for such terrain.
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Waterloo, Wisconsin
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Motto:
Location of Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Jefferson
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Seal
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Location of Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Jefferson
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Republic of China. For other uses, see Taiwan (disambiguation).
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Mainland China (Simplified Chinese: 中国大陆; Traditional Chinese: 中國大陸; Pinyin:
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Discovery Channel
Pro Cycling Team
Team information
UCI code DSC
Based United States
Founded 1996
Discipline(s) Road
Status ProTour
Key personnel
General Manager Bill Stapleton
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Pro Cycling Team
Team information
UCI code DSC
Based United States
Founded 1996
Discipline(s) Road
Status ProTour
Key personnel
General Manager Bill Stapleton
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Gary Klein can be considered an innovator of the oversized tube aluminum bicycle, which is now a fixture in the cycling market.[1] He first developed the concept in 1973 as part of the Independent Activities Period aluminum bicycle project at MIT, where he was an
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Greg LeMond
LeMond at the start of the last stage in the 1990 Tour de France.
Personal information
Full name Gregory James LeMond
Date of birth May 26 1961
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LeMond at the start of the last stage in the 1990 Tour de France.
Personal information
Full name Gregory James LeMond
Date of birth May 26 1961
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Gary Christopher Fisher (born 1950) is considered one of the inventors of the mountain bike.
Fisher started competing in road and track races at the age of 12. He was suspended from the sport in 1968 because race organizers felt his hair was too long, and cited a rule that
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Fisher started competing in road and track races at the age of 12. He was suspended from the sport in 1968 because race organizers felt his hair was too long, and cited a rule that
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Nike, Incorporated
Public (NYSE: NKE )
Founded 1972[1]
Headquarters Beaverton, Oregon, United States
Key people Phillip Knight, Co-Founder and Chairman
Bill Bowerman, Co-Founder (deceased 12/24/1999)
Mark Parker, CEO and president
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Public (NYSE: NKE )
Founded 1972[1]
Headquarters Beaverton, Oregon, United States
Key people Phillip Knight, Co-Founder and Chairman
Bill Bowerman, Co-Founder (deceased 12/24/1999)
Mark Parker, CEO and president
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Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré is an annual cycling road race, run over eight stages in the Dauphiné region in France during the first half of June. It is organised by the Dauphiné Libéré newspaper.
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time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. In cycling, for example, a time trial (TT) can be a single track cycling event, or an individual or team time trial on the road, and either or both of the latter may form components of multi-day stage races.
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Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's
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Local name Le Tour de France
Region France and nearby countries
Date July 7 to 29 (2007)
Type Stage Race (Grand Tour)
General Director Christian Prudhomme
History
First race 1903
Number of races 94 (2007)
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Region France and nearby countries
Date July 7 to 29 (2007)
Type Stage Race (Grand Tour)
General Director Christian Prudhomme
History
First race 1903
Number of races 94 (2007)
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Public (NYSE: AMD )
Founded 1969
Headquarters One AMD Place
Sunnyvale, California
USA
Key people Héctor Ruiz, CEO
Industry Semiconductors
Products Microprocessors
Motherboard chipsets
DTV decoder chips
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Public (NYSE: AMD )
Founded 1969
Headquarters One AMD Place
Sunnyvale, California
USA
Key people Héctor Ruiz, CEO
Industry Semiconductors
Products Microprocessors
Motherboard chipsets
DTV decoder chips
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Specialized Bicycle Components is a major U.S. manufacturer of bicycles and bicycle equipment, based in Morgan Hill, California.
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The Cannondale Bicycle Corporation is a major American bicycle manufacturer, headquartered in Bethel, Connecticut USA and manufactured in Bedford, Pennsylvania USA. The company was founded in 1971 by Joe Montgomery to manufacture backpacks and bags for camping and later bicycle
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Felt is an American bicycle manufacturer, specializing in high-end racing bicycles at a low price. To date, Felt has focused on producing aluminum frames, with their flagship time trial B2 being one of the most widely copied frame designs.
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Cervélo Cycles is a Canadian manufacturer of racing bicycles which started operations in 1995. Its founders, Phil White and Gérard Vroomen act as 'co-CEOs' and continue to run the company.
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Colnago is a manufacturer of road racing bicycles founded by Ernesto Colnago in 1954 in Cambiago, Italy.
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