Posts Tagged ‘Hipster’
Trekworld 09
Trekworld 09 was the first big showcase for the Trek District, and it caused a lot of buzz too. Some of the best pictures available of the District at Trekworld come from Guitar Ted, who had a backstage pass and snapped some good photo’s. While the pictures can been seen all over the internet now, the ones here were originally posted over at Bicycle Design. If you are looking for more shots in high res, check out Richard Masoner’s Flickr photos.
Before Trekworld there was the 96er
While I obviously don’t have the whole inside story on the roots of the Trek District, we can pick up a couple of good hints from Treks blog “LIfe in the bike lane“. Just after Trekworld and the announcement of the new Trek District there was an interview with the designer of the District 96. While at first blush it looks like there isn’t a whole lot in common between the District and the 96er, there is probably more there than meets the eye. The 96er is a “full on concept bike” and as such we will probably never see it go into production. Probably a good thing too, because it’s not nearly as good looking as the District. The District 96 shows that Trek is thinking about “fashion” bikes for the urban hipster crowd. While it may be over the top, it is the forerunner to the more stylish, and much more practical District. Some of the obvious carryovers are the deep v rims and the track pedals. I’m just glad the production design turned out so much better than the concept.
More pics of the District 96 after the jump.