Trek Confirms “96″er Project
December 14th, 2005 by Guitar TedYou probably have already heard rumors, or have seen the pictures. Now you can start saving your ducats for a single speed “96″er bike from Trek! It should be quite similar to the bike ridden at the Single Speed World Championships in Pennsylvania last summer by Travis Brown. This was confirmed to me by Trek employees at the Trek University dealer seminar in Des Moines, Iowa yesterday. No word on the details as yet, but expect any news to be posted here.
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I was told, at the Trek University in St. Louis, that this will not be happening. I believed them when they said it.
Any comments there about coming with something more sensible then?
Say, a product to let the pressure off the Fisher 29″ hardtails that seem near impossible to keep sufficiently stocked to not lose customers?
It’s not uncommon for conflicting information to come out of the Trek empire. However; I wouldn’t be too broke up about the news, I really do not think that the “96er” is a good marketing move on Treks part. Why go “halfway” when you already are producing full-on 29″ers under another brand name? Seems like a step backwards, no?
That said, Trek needs to get something lined up in a 29″ format soon. Other companies are coming on-line now, ( and very soon!) with products that are taking away potential market share for Trek at an alarming rate. Just check out the buzz over the Redline MonoCog for an example.
First via Fisher they make the point how the added weight is not worth troubling your head over, then a 96′er to be a bit lighter, indeed that wouldn’t make any sence.
Imagine the 26 vs. 29 comics on the Fisher website, but not with a small rear wheel