Trek Founder Dead at 73

[Art Harris]

Richard "****" Burke, the founder of best-selling bicycle-maker, Trek
Bicycle Corp., has died.


http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/manufacturing/2008-03-11-trek-burke-obit_N.htm

[Mike Jacoubowsky]

"Art Harris" <n2ah@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Richard "****" Burke, the founder of best-selling bicycle-maker, Trek
| Bicycle Corp., has died.
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http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/manufacturing/2008-03-11-trek-burke-obit_N.htm

He was quite a guy. I remember, in the early 80s, flying to LA for a meeting
with **** Burke, the bicycle product manager (Harry Spehar) and maybe 10
other dealers. The point of the meeting was not to sell us on Trek; rather,
it was to bring up EVERYTHING the company was doing wrong. And come up with
ways to fix them. I was expecting a dog & pony show, and instead faced a
company that was telling us it was seriously messed up and needed to
improve. Very eye-opening, to say the least.

Sunday, the circle will be complete, as I fly back to Wisconsin for his
services.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

[bigjimpack@gmail.com]

No Trek casket? Then in Heaven he can say" I rode a Trek here" and
all the other souls can say "Me too!"

On Mar 12, 7:53*am, Art Harris <n...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Richard "****" Burke, the founder of best-selling bicycle-maker, Trek
> Bicycle Corp., has died.
>
> http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/manufacturing/2008-03-11-tre...

[catzz66]

>
> On Mar 12, 7:53 am, Art Harris <n...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Richard "****" Burke, the founder of best-selling bicycle-maker, Trek
>>Bicycle Corp., has died.
>>
>>http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/manufacturing/2008-03-11-tre...
>
>

I'm not a Trek rider, but RIP.