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.
When I was at Trek in the early-mid 80's, "Matrix" rims were made in Waterloo, not in the main factory, but in the original old red barn downtown where Trek first started. The extrusions were made to spec by another company (don't remember which, exactly) and shipped to Waterloo as straight stock, where they were rolled, pinned and drilled. Some models were sent off-site again for anodizing and/or heat treatment, then returned to Waterloo to be built into wheels. The Waterloo production should have a "Made in USA" label:
