Trek turns 50. And in that time, the Waterloo, Wisconsin-based company has been a part of a cycling revolution. Its co-founders, Dick Burke and Bevil Hogg, had the idea of producing bicycle frames by hand, intended for road use, to compete with the models arriving from Europe, which at the time was the largest bicycle producer. The 'famous' barn where Trek began manufacturing (Photo: Trek). Dick Burke and Bevil Hogg formed a small group of bicyc…
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Trek turns 50. And in that time, the Waterloo, Wisconsin-based company has been a part of a cycling revolution. Its co-founders, Dick Burke and Bevil Hogg, had the idea of producing bicycle frames by hand, intended for road use, to compete with the models arriving from Europe, which at the time was the largest bicycle producer. The 'famous' barn where Trek began manufacturing (Photo: Trek). Dick Burke and Bevil Hogg formed a small group of bicyc…