Originally Posted by
Retro Grouch
I suspect that it had more to do with marketing than engineering.
If Klein were to produce a state-of-the-art carbon frame, how would it be differentiated from Trek's? With Trek owning both brands, why would they even want to produce two different carbon bikes to compete against themselves?
Yeah, I agree, I was suggesting Klein may have gone that way if they hadn't been bought by Trek. Instead, the evolution stopped.