Re: Fwd: [CR]Origins of Trek Bicycle Company - now Hogs

Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 21:44:14 +0200
From: <avitzur@013.net>
Subject: Re: Fwd: [CR]Origins of Trek Bicycle Company - now Hogs
Cc: classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <20041214.111025.24790.233685@webmail12.nyc.untd.com>

I thought HOGGS were Harley owners. Very off topic (but luv their calendars)

Amir Avitzur
Ramat-Gan, Israel (yes, we have hogs here)

----- Original Message -----
From: richardsachs@juno.com
To: brook.watts@comcast.net
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: Fwd: [CR]Origins of Trek Bicycle Company

>
> wasn't hogg a hired helper?
> the owner was in the appliance industry, if memory serves...
> e-RICHIE
> chester, ct
>
>
>
> -- Brook Watts <brook.watts@comcast.net> wrote:
> The REAL origin of Trek was the fire that destroyed the Stella
> factory disrupting the supply of frames the Hoggs were importing.
> That forced a move to domestic supplied bikes.
>
> Brook Watts
> Longmont Colo
>
>
>
> >
> >Sender: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
> >
> >Any and All,
> >It's my understanding that the founders of Trek
> >started Trek by purchasing an existing framebuilding
> >company. Is this so? What was the name of the company?
> >Who owned it? What bikes were made. Etc, etc, etc...
> >Joe Starck,
> >masidon, wi