Dick Burke and Bevill Hogg founded Trek in a warehouse in Waterloo, Wisconsin, in 1976, according to Reference for Business. Its first mountain bike, the 850, came in 1983. Trek bought Gary Fisher in 1993 and Bontrager and Klein in 1995.
Key facts
- Founded
- 1976
- Based
- Waterloo, Wisconsin
Trek models
Years show the earliest and latest evidence found so far, not exact production dates.
Road bike
- 2000The Model 2000 of 1985 was Trek's first aluminium road bike, according to Reference for Business.1985
- 2500The Model 2500 of 1986 was Trek's first carbon composite road bike, according to Reference for Business.1986
- 5500The Model 5500 was Trek's OCLV carbon road bike of 1992, launched alongside the OCLV process, according to Reference for Business.1992
- 5200Lance Armstrong rode a Trek OCLV Carbon 5200 to win the 1999 Tour de France, according to Reference for Business.1999
Mountain bike
- 850The 850 was Trek's first mountain bike, launched in 1983, according to Reference for Business.1983
- 9800The 9800 was one of the two OCLV carbon mountain bikes Trek unveiled in 1993, with the 9900, according to Reference for Business.1993
- 9900The 9900 was one of the two OCLV carbon mountain bikes Trek unveiled in 1993, with the 9800, according to Reference for Business.1993
Sources for this brand
Last updated 19 October 2026. Every fact on this page comes from one of these.