Originally Posted by lagavulin

Exactly. Although Trek does make excellent bikes- I've had several over the years, as have many of my friends, and they've proved durable and effective. Their mid-to-high end stuff is made in Wisconsin, also. You can often find great deals on their carbon frames from a few years back, as shops would order them as their high-end display model, and then sell them for a discount as they became "obsolete."