Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
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:
John, thanks for the clarification. I had those Matrix ISO C-II rims on my 1992 Trek 1420 and they were labeled "Made in USA". I don't remember installing or removing tires to be particularly difficult with them.