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cyclingnews.com has spent the past several months putting time and miles on a 5.2 Madone. The glowing review is posted here.
The review is especially important to us here at Trek because we know cyclingnews.com's James Huang put in the time it takes to truly understand the '08 Madone's design. This is not a paid advertorial review but rather an opinion that speaks volumes about the bike based on real-world experience.
Jay Prasuhn from Triathlete spent time at Trek late this past autumn. Click here to read about his experience.
Levi was in town last week. He spent much of the day with Trek president John Burke but made time to visit with others in the Trek workforce. Before meeting with John, Levi and I toured the factory and stopped in to talk tech with Trek's Advanced Concept Group.
The ACG is partly responsible for Levi's low drag runs at San Diego's wind tunnel last February. Damon Rinard explained how our CFD software is helping design several 2009 and beyond projects. We also caught a glimpse of a radical TT bike design that's in the works. Levi was sworn to secrecy on the spot so don't ask him for details.
"I have to say, I've been to a few manufacturers now and Trek is the most impressive." - Levi Leipheimer
Levi and I have a near year-old dispute that has yet to be settled. I'm pretty sure I can dust him on a mountain bike and he thinks it will be the other way around. He's got everything to lose in this situation (he's stood on the podium at the TdF so if a hack like me sticks it to him, it will be big news) but there was no time to ride during Levi's visit. Next time.
As you may know Lance Armstrong has been spending some time in New York. In fact, he has been spending so much time in the city that he asked Trek for a New Madone specifically for New York City. When you are in New York City, Taxi's are ubiquitous but there is only one Taxi that will be carrying Lance on his rides around the city; Check it out......All he needs now is a cabby's license to drive it in the city.
Last week I went to Belgium, where the Team has it's European headquarters, to wrap up the season. It was an interesting visit. Over the last year, I have become friends with many of the staff of the team and I was sad to see them for what could be the last time, after all Belgium and Wisconsin are a world apart. After I covered all my bases for business I still had some time so I decided to hang out with some of the guys and help them peel the decals off of the cars. If you have ever had to do this you will understand how awful it could be, especially since it was cold outside and they had 15 cars to do. Interestingly enough, heat gun in hand, I had a great time. The guys were really upbeat and they all pitched in to help out. Some of the guys were reminiscing, some joking, and some vowing to return......
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