Founded in 1976 as a small farmhouse in the United States, TREK has grown over the past 40 years to become the largest bicycle brand in the United States, with the world's largest dealer network, and users in more than 100 countries around the world can buy TREK products and enjoy its services. Trek was able to produce the best race cars, but he also developed a lot of affordable models.
The evolution of bicycles from the steel frame era to the carbon fiber era has given a number of Meitai bicycle factories the opportunity to overtake in corners, surpassing many European century-old brands in one fell swoop. TREK's mastery is OCLV (short for Moderate Compression, Low Void) carbon fiber technology, which began in 1991 and became a major player in the cycling industry in 1999 when legendary Armstrong won the Tour de France on an OCLV 5200 road bike. The most important aspect of OCLV is that the carbon fiber is compressed into a series of superimposed carbon layers in an optimal carbon-resin ratio, which exceeds aerospace standards in terms of material voiding.
Currently, TREK has the following types of road cars: the Emonda series, a lightweight car for hill climbing, the Madone series of wind-breaking chariots for flat road sprints in large group races, and the Domane series for endurance racing.
Another of TREK's ace technologies is the IsoSpeed disconnect, which was supposed to be only available on the Endurance Domane but is now being used in the new generation of aerodynamic Madone9, which separates the chainstay from the seat tube and dissipates vibrations throughout the frame, dramatically improving vertical compliance without compromising the frame's pedaling rigidity with little to no additional weight, making the madone9 one of the most comfortable pneumatic bikes out there.
The biggest feature of the new generation of pneumatic chariot Madone9 is the integration of the sky, the vehicle does not have an exposed line pipe, and the specially designed front and rear clamps are integrated with the frame, which greatly reduces the wind resistance of the vehicle. The flagship Madone 9.9 ranked first in aerodynamic performance in the 2016 TOUR Magazine review. The integration is high, simple and good-looking, and aerodynamic, but the complexity of the Madone9's interior is definitely a new generation of "technician killers", and there will be some trouble in upgrading or replacing parts.
As a climbing model, the Emonda series pursues lightweight and high rigidity; The Domane and Checkpoint series are positioned as endurance models that can handle complex road conditions. Each series of TREK is distributed from a few thousand yuan of aluminum alloy to eighty or ninety thousand flagship competition models, which also gives entry-level car enthusiasts the opportunity to enjoy the frame style of the top combat vehicle, generally speaking, the entry-level carbon fiber model is more cost-effective. In addition to the difference in the wheel kit, the flagship model is built with OCLV700 or OCLV600 carbon fiber, and the entry carbon fiber version uses OCLV500 carbon fiber, which has a slight gap in rigidity and weight.