P2P days 29 and 30

Day 29 from Spring Green, WI to Madison was what we all needed, a short ride.  Only 55 miles with 3,000’ of short, steep climbs.  I just wanted to get to the hotel and get ready for Heather’s arrival so I did not take any pictures.  Trek Bicycles and Trek Travel are both headquartered in Wisconsin.  Trek Travel in Madison and Trek Bicycles in Waterloo.  Before dinner on our short day was a cocktail hour at a hotel owned by Trek where we met a lot of the Trek employees and the company President/CEO, some of whom will join part of our ride to Milwaukee on Tuesday.  

Day 30, REST DAY.  Here’s a few pictures from today’s fun visit to the Trek Bicycles headquarters in Waterloo.  The bicycle frames are fabricated in China and are sent to Waterloo for all prepping, painting, drive train assembly and final touches are done in Waterloo.  We were not allowed to take photos but watching the different phases of the process was very interesting.  I especially liked watching the robotic arm paint sprayer finish a frame in under a minute.  Much of the process is automated but plenty of human hands still touch the bike on its way down the line. 

HQ

Bike geeks listening to bike geek stuff during our private tour

While we were there I did a presentation focusing on speed, aggressiveness, pain and suffering and wondered why this nonsense was painted on the wall (photo credit-Heather Steffenson Images)

Prediction:  Seahawks 30, Bears 20


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