http://trekdistrict.com/2009/10/13/exclusive-district-interview/ The unofficial Trek District Blog Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:58:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://trekdistrict.com/2009/10/13/exclusive-district-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-5595 OnYourLeft Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:33:53 +0000 http://trekdistrict.com/2009/10/13/exclusive-district-interview/#comment-5595 Tom - It's a lot easier for a sales rep to give you answers s/he already has. There are tens of thousands of Modones out there, so chances are the question you had was a common one, therefore they had already developed a good answer/fix. The district, by nature, is an early-adopter type of bike. Just like those iPhone guys who had to deal with lousy service and write their own apps until Apple caught up, you'll have to modify your District to meet your needs for now. If there is enough intereste in it, I promise you, Trek will bring it to market. (it's probably already in the works, with prototypes sitting around the office!) If you have the initiative to contact Gates and work out your own mods, SHARE IT! I'm sure you'll earn a loyal following, and if/when it catches on, yours will be broken in while your buddies are lining up to get their hands on Trek's production version. Neil - Rohloff hubs are works of art, but they cost a pretty penny! Europeans have a different mindset toward a bike, much like we're willing to over-extend ourselves on a new car. They ride to live over there... work, play, the biergarten, they ride TO places. The average American won't shell out thousands of dollars for a cafe racer, so a big company like Trek, with its eye on making money, has to hit the right price point, especially in the early years of a "revolutionary" model like the District. Tom – It’s a lot easier for a sales rep to give you answers s/he already has. There are tens of thousands of Modones out there, so chances are the question you had was a common one, therefore they had already developed a good answer/fix. The district, by nature, is an early-adopter type of bike. Just like those iPhone guys who had to deal with lousy service and write their own apps until Apple caught up, you’ll have to modify your District to meet your needs for now. If there is enough intereste in it, I promise you, Trek will bring it to market. (it’s probably already in the works, with prototypes sitting around the office!) If you have the initiative to contact Gates and work out your own mods, SHARE IT! I’m sure you’ll earn a loyal following, and if/when it catches on, yours will be broken in while your buddies are lining up to get their hands on Trek’s production version.
Neil – Rohloff hubs are works of art, but they cost a pretty penny! Europeans have a different mindset toward a bike, much like we’re willing to over-extend ourselves on a new car. They ride to live over there… work, play, the biergarten, they ride TO places. The average American won’t shell out thousands of dollars for a cafe racer, so a big company like Trek, with its eye on making money, has to hit the right price point, especially in the early years of a “revolutionary” model like the District.

]]> http://trekdistrict.com/2009/10/13/exclusive-district-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-3912 Neil Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:52:24 +0000 http://trekdistrict.com/2009/10/13/exclusive-district-interview/#comment-3912 why not a Rohloff 14-speed rear hub? The Germans have tons of bikes with 8 to 14 speed hubs. why not a Rohloff 14-speed rear hub? The Germans have tons of bikes with 8 to 14 speed hubs.

]]> http://trekdistrict.com/2009/10/13/exclusive-district-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-3667 tom Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:56:14 +0000 http://trekdistrict.com/2009/10/13/exclusive-district-interview/#comment-3667 It is great that trek takes so much pride in the District. What is sad is how they do not offer different gear ratios. The stock gear ratio is fine for cruising, but I want something I can push on a group ride like a 20t Cog and Trek does not offer one. I contacted an inside rep. and it is going on 3 weeks with no answer about getting a smaller cog for the rear. I have a madone 6.5 and had question and it was answered and fixed within a few days. Double standard? It is great that trek takes so much pride in the District. What is sad is how they do not offer different gear ratios. The stock gear ratio is fine for cruising, but I want something I can push on a group ride like a 20t Cog and Trek does not offer one. I contacted an inside rep. and it is going on 3 weeks with no answer about getting a smaller cog for the rear. I have a madone 6.5 and had question and it was answered and fixed within a few days. Double standard?

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