When was Trek 5000 made?

When was Trek 5000 made?

1989 was a pivotal year for Trek, marking the year that the company unveiled its first molded carbon fiber frame, the Trek 5000. The 5000 frameset (monocoque carbon frame plus bonded aluminum fork) had an advertised weight of 3.3 lb (1.5 kg).

Why are 1x drivetrains better?

The biggest advantage is probably how a 1x drivetrain lets you focus on your ride, instead of constantly adjusting gears. It’s also less likely that your chain will drop off the front since it’s fixed to one chain ring . This means that you might be riding on a harder gear up a steep hill then you’d like to.

What is Trek worth?

Trek, a family-owned company, was cofounded by Richard Burke, John’s father, in a Waterloo barn in 1976. Today it is a global bike business worth over $1 billion, and it employs 2,000 people worldwide. It makes a variety of bikes, including kids’ bikes, mountain bikes, and high-end road bikes.

Where does Trek make their carbon fiber bicycles?

OCLV Carbon is Trek’s patented carbon fiber process, the result of more than 25 years of experience building the world’s finest carbon fiber bicycles in Waterloo, Wisconsin, USA. Experience matters, especially when working with a material that holds seemingly endless possibilities but presents such unique challenges as carbon fiber.

Which is the best Trek bike to buy?

Every Trek road bike is designed to deliver best-in-class performance, from our fastest hand-built carbon race machines to our refined aluminum models. These are the lightweight, road-smoothing, aerodynamic road bikes that will carry you over the steepest climbs and keep you smiling on the descents.

What does carbon armor do on Trek Bikes?

Taking durability to another level, Trek’s development team created Carbon Armor, a highly refined elastomeric designed to slow down and spread the distribution of a sharp impact to the frame.

How did Trek come up with the OCLV mountain bike?

To develop OCLV Mountain, Trek’s engineers developed a methodology borrowed from the aerospace industry to ensure our frames were up to the challenge: Retained Strength. The philosophy is simple and based around the single question of how durable a frame remains following impact.