December 10, 20154 Comments on I’d buy the Bontrager Flare R light again, but I can’t
Watch for my tale of woe below, but here’s the TL;DR summary: the Bontrager Flare R tail light is surprisingly bright even in daylight and a good value for the money. It’s especially great for this time of year in the Northern Hemisphere when the sun is low in the sky even at midday. Bontrager accessories are available at your local Trek dealer or order online from Trek.com.
May 1, 2012Leave a Comment
Happy “Get A Job, Hippie” Day.
Trek Bicycle has a couple dozen openings listed on their jobs page. Most are at their headquarters in Waterloo, Wisconsin, with a few openings in Madison, WI for Trek Travel and B-Cycle. Trek also lists bike shop opportunities at their corporate locations around the United States.
More bicycle-related careers below.
March 30, 20122 Comments on The MAMIL’s Comfort Bike
October 27, 2011Leave a Comment
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Health Canada, and Trek Bicycle Corporation announced a recall of 27,000 bicycles today.
March 15, 201016 Comments on Bicycle for my daughter
My daughter grew out of her old 20″ wheel bike a while ago. It’s a real stretch for her to ride any bike with 26″ tires (including my son’s old 13″ Gary Fisher frame), so I need something with 24″ wheels.
She definitely wants a step through frame, which eliminates Specialized’s and Raleigh’s entire line of 24″ kids bikes. We live in a mountain town so gears and a reasonably lightweight bike are good — no clunky hi ten balloon tire cruisers, please. The only two candidates I’ve found so far that fit the bill are Trek’s “Zara” girls’ bike and the Electra Townie 21D with 24″ wheels.
I think overall I like the Zara over the Townie 21D. First of all, it’s $100 less expensive, which always appeals to the cheapskate in me. There’s no front derailleur on the Trek and I like the chainguard. I’m not a fan of Electra’s flat footed frame geometry (though if my daughter prefers it that’s what will be important), and the Townie handlebars look uncomfortably high. I’m a sucker for the sportier look of the Trek.
On the other hand, the Local Bike Shop I almost always use carries Electra, but not Trek. Trek dealers are few and far between in my part of California (I’m a mere 40 miles from the International Domination Headquarters for Specialized Bicycles). Trek calls the color of the bike “Coral,” but it’s clearly pink, and my daughter is all done with pink and Disney princesses in her life. Finally, the bike shop owner is my neighbor and a super nice kid so I can maybe get a bro deal from him.
We’ll look for a Trek dealer this week that carries the Zara, I think, to try the bike out.
Do you know of other bikes that meet our qualifications?
Thanks!