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The Pilot
The Madone
OCLV
Touring
Aluminum

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bulletExperience: Trek has built more bicycle frames than any other American company, ever.  Trek also has produced more carbon frames than any other bike company in the world.  
bulletIf you're a woman:  Trek offers a wider selection of women's specific frame designs than any other manufacturer.
bulletThe Trek Pilot:  At the Bike Center we are Pilot People!  We love this frame design, because it merges performance with the extra comfort afforded by a more upright riding position.  If you're aching back is keeping you off the road, the Pilot may very well be your solution.  The Pilot is available in all carbon, carbon/aluminum, and all aluminum versions.
bulletThe New Madone.
bulletBetter materials for carbon frames:  The best carbon technology exists in the U.S., thanks largely to our aerospace industry.  Check out this article in High Performance Composites to see who Trek works with to produce OCLV tubing. Trek's OCLV is so strong that Trek also uses it for:
bulletHardtail and full-suspension mountain bikes
bulletRoad wheel rims
bulletHandlebars
bulletStems
bulletExhaustive testing: Trek's designs are guided by Trek's "make-it-and-break-it" test philosophy:  Design and build a prototype, stress it until it breaks, redesign it to reinforce the stress point, and test it again.  When the prototype stops breaking, Trek moves on to the next design phase.
bulletWarranty service:  All Trek frames have a limited lifetime warranty.  In the rare event that your Trek carbon frame has crash problems, Trek offers the best carbon warranty/crash replacement policy in the industry.  The fact that all Trek OCLV frames are made in Waterloo WI and not Asia or Europe ensures a fast turn-around, getting you back on the road ASAP.