The is a major
American Bicycle and component manufacturer. Trek's high-end bicycles (such as the '''Madone''' road bike, that 7-time Tour de France champion
Lance Armstrong rides, 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 owns several bicycle brand names in the US 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 and Icon aftermarket brands worldwide as well as being the exclusive supplier of
Nike bicycling products.
At the 2005 , and the third will be used by 2005
Giro D'Italia winner
Paolo Savoldelli in the
Tour De France . Trek also delivered a new frame to Lance for use in the 2005
Tour De France , this 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.
