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02-22-14, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by HillRider

Is this right? I don't know about now but back in the 80's and 90's I was told Trek actually made their own rims in-house. I believe we have a poster (Andy?) who actually worked for Trek back then and may be able to confirm or refute this.

I don't know about the early years, but today's Treks are mainly made in the Orient. They don't make rims in the USA, and ship them to Taiwan or China to be built into wheels and put on bikes.

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