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When did Trek move production overseas
I have a trek 7500 multitrack which has a made in USA sticker on it. I have figured out it was manufactured from 1997 to present. I would like to narrow this down further by finding out when trek stopped making aluminum frames in the USA, but I can’t find the answer anywhere.
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I think it was 1994 or 1995 when most of their welded frames started coming from Taiwan. Their steel 'Singletrack' 900 series were lugged frames made in Wisconsin before that, as were the bonded aluminum frames and carbon frames.
I don't know how many aluminum frames they welded in Wisconsin - I think they did their Tandem frames, but any welded aluminum single bikes I would expect had frames made in Taiwan and were only assembled in USA. I could be wrong. |
I have a Trek M4 S-works 26" mtn bike I'm told was made in 2000 with made in USA sticker.
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My 2015 Emonda SLR Project One was made in Waterloo.
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Originally Posted by Olefeller77
(Post 21705637)
I have a Trek M4 S-works 26" mtn bike I'm told was made in 2000 with made in USA sticker.
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Originally Posted by GlennR
(Post 21705664)
My 2015 Emonda SLR Project One was made in Waterloo.
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Originally Posted by BoraxKid
(Post 21706158)
Which Waterloo?
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High End Treks are still made in Wisconsin.
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Originally Posted by spank226
(Post 21706345)
High End Treks are still made in Wisconsin.
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Originally Posted by GlennR
(Post 21706229)
801 W Madison St, Waterloo, WI 53594
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Originally Posted by GlennR
(Post 21706351)
I read that even the SLRs are made overseas.
https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/u...t-v2.jpg?w=620 But I wouldn't bet my retirement on any of those above statements: That they are built in WI, that they are built Overseas, or that whole alien robot thing... |
Originally Posted by HD3andMe
(Post 21706417)
"Verdict: Are Trek Bikes Made in the USA?Unfortunately, there are no more Trek bikes that are fully made in the USA. They used to produce a small number of bikes in their U.S. facilities in Waterloo and Whitewater, Wisconsin (about 20,000 bikes per year), but that came to a halt in December 2017, according to a source we have inside the Trek engineering team.
Trek’s last remaining American made bikes was their carbon fiber collection, where they used to get carbon fiber from Salt Lake City and make the molds in their main facility in Waterloo, Wisconsin. Now those high end carbon framesets are produced in Asia, and shipped to Wisconsin for painting and assembly. " https://allamericanreviews.com/trek/ ;) |
Originally Posted by spank226
(Post 21706550)
So about them giant alien robots...;)
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Originally Posted by spank226
(Post 21706370)
And I read they are building a giant alien robot in area 51.
But I wouldn't bet my retirement on any of those above statements: That they are built in WI, that they are built Overseas, or that whole alien robot thing... |
Originally Posted by Olefeller77
(Post 21705637)
I have a Trek M4 S-works 26" mtn bike I'm told was made in 2000 with made in USA sticker.
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Originally Posted by Nsanti
(Post 21705676)
I would like to know when my bike was made but can’t figure it out. I bought it used. I tried to run the serial number in vintage-trek.com, but I think my bike is too new for the website as j don’t have a 6 or 7 digit code. Mine is long with letters and numbers in it.
Another option is to find a 2 letter code on your drivetrain components. It'll be on the inside/backside of each component. Google 'shimano date codes' and match the codes. Thst will tell you the bike is no older than the oldest component(assuming its all original). |
In the 90’s, just like everything else. Everyone was so worried about jobs going to Mexico they didn’t notice them going to China
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So the S-Works logo means Specialized is involved? The bike I have is red/white. I'll get the grand daughter over and get some pictures posted. There are no serial numbers I can find. I'm thinking a factory one of one would be a stretch. I had a tough time figuring out what it is. I'm used to the names like they use on the top bar on most.
It sounds like the bike may be out of my league. I live at 600 ft above sea level and the mountains here could be measured in inches. I put rather smooth trail tires on it . I ride mostly roads to the public trails and the local paths and trails. I'm not looking to sell it. It gets along fine with the Marlin 600 Trek 6500
Originally Posted by veganbikes
(Post 21708511)
Wow that is a beyond rare bike, I am talking 1 of 1. Trek as far as I know never made Specialized bikes and Specialized never made bikes for Trek. So a Specialized S-Works made by Trek is super duper rare, like rarer than rare. Would love to see pictures.
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Originally Posted by Olefeller77
(Post 21705637)
I have a Trek M4 S-works 26" mtn bike I'm told was made in 2000 with made in USA sticker.
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2cam16- Thank you for that information. I was misinformed. I wish specialized had put a number on my bike.
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Trek held out for awhile. I have a couple of bikes from ca. 2007/2008. They don't say "made in X" but they don't say "made in Waterloo, Wisc" either, so I suspect they were trying to hide it or in transition at that point.
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I found out the year it’s a ‘99. I looked it up on google images and found one that was a ‘98. After looking again on vintage-trek.com I found my color listed under 7500, 1999.
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Originally Posted by Olefeller77
(Post 21708874)
So the S-Works logo means Specialized is involved? The bike I have is red/white. I'll get the grand daughter over and get some pictures posted. There are no serial numbers I can find. I'm thinking a factory one of one would be a stretch. I had a tough time figuring out what it is. I'm used to the names like they use on the top bar on most.
It sounds like the bike may be out of my league. I live at 600 ft above sea level and the mountains here could be measured in inches. I put rather smooth trail tires on it . I ride mostly roads to the public trails and the local paths and trails. I'm not looking to sell it. It gets along fine with the Marlin 600 Trek 6500 I was making a joke, Trek had nothing to do with that bike at all. |
My SLR9 has a production date of 1/25/17. I heard that I was part of the last generation of Made in USA frames, and I have the Made in USA sticker/decal on the frame. By that time only OCLV 700 frames were made in the USA. When I go the bike, I said "I'd love to have an Emonda disk, but they'll never make one, cause Emonda is their lightest frame." Five months later Trek was all-in for disks and had the Emonda disk frame.
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...fb75fb22cd.jpg |
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