Trek has introduced a new women’s endurance road bike with the Isospeed decoupler popularized by the Trek Domane. The new Silque (pronounced “silk”) will reportedly provide the perfect balance of smoothness and power for female road riders the world over. The women’s size-specific custom Ride Tuned OCLV Carbon frame is designed for women to ride smoother, longer, and faster than ever before. In other words the Silque combines the attributes of the Domane endurance bike with the Madone race bike making for a stable but lively bike.
“The Silque takes the customization of women’s road bikes to a new level,” said Trek Women’s Product Manager Amanda Schulze. “When comparing female and male athletes on the same frame size, professional training data shows that most female athletes place less stress on the frame. Knowing this, we designed a size-specific frame to compliment a woman’s power to weight ratio, delivering the perfect balance of smoothness and power at every frame size.”
The bike comes in four models, the Silque, Silque SL, Silque SLX and the Project One Silque SSL. All be hitting the road this year.
Trek Bicycle President John Burke has offered the ultimate tribute to his father and company founder Richard Burke, in the new book The Last Great Thing. This tells the story of how Richard founded the company in a red barn in Waterloo, Wisconsin and through the years has become one of the most respected brands in the bicycle world.
Alabama-native and 1985 Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson reportedly knows many things – and now he clearly knows how to help out those in need. Trek Bicycles has announced that it is helping out Bo this month with Bo Bikes Bama, a charity ride to raise funds for tornado relief across the state.