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Trek’s new Session 88 unveiled at Sea Otter

By Mike Smith ⋅ April 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Trek has finally launched the Session 88 in two sweet variations: the freeride oriented Session 88 FR and the downhill race-ready Session 88 DH. Some clever suspension design should make this new long-travel rig a real contender.

Klein is coming back to the US

By Mike Smith ⋅ April 11, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

In the last few days, Trek has been doing a fair bit of shuffling in its brand portfolio, sparked by the fact that the brand’s relationship with LeMond appears to have hit rock bottom. Trek has been producing and marketing LeMond bikes under a licencing agreement since 1995, but the partnership has lately turned into a legal fiasco, […]

RIP: Trek founder Richard Burke

By Mike Smith ⋅ March 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The sad news in the bike community this week is that Richard Burke, founder of Trek Bikes, has passed away at the age of 73 due to complications arising from heart surgery. Burke was a father of five children, all of whom have worked for Trek at some point including son John, who has served […]

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