4/21: Hello readers and friends. I'm still recovering from a surgery I had on 4/11, so I'm unable to attend events and do typical coverage. I'll post as I can and should improve day-by-day. Thanks for all your support 🙏. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
Trek CEO John Burke, shown here riding on Portland’s Eastbank Esplanade, will make the case for bicycling on Capitol Hill today.(Photo © J. Maus) Today, the CEO of Trek Bicycle Corporation (America’s largest bike company), John Burke, will make the case for bicycling on Capitol Hill. Burke has been invited by the House Transportation and … Read more
Trek CEO John Burke says Trek sales are up…so far.(Photos © J Maus) The mountain of bad economic news in this country seems to get steeper with each passing day. But amid the slowdown, there are some signs that bike-related industries are still rolling along with ease, at least for now. Signs from the local, … Read more
This story is part of my ongoing coverage of the 2008 National Bike Summit. See the rest of my coverage here. Jay Ferm is the advocacy man for Planet Bike.(Photo © J. Maus) There’s an exciting trend in the bicycle industry: more and more companies are putting advocacy in the job description of their employees. … Read more
This story is part of my ongoing coverage of the 2008 National Bike Summit. See the rest of my coverage here. League of American Bicyclists President Andy Clarke (L) and President of Trek Bicycles, John Burke.(Photo © J. Maus)
Trek president John Burke, with Bike Gallery owner Jay Graves at the National Bike Summit last March.(Photo: Jonathan Maus) After his stirring presentation about how bicycles can solve many of the world’s problems at this year’s National Bike Summit, I wondered whether or not Trek President John Burke was “the Al Gore of the bicycle … Read more
A few weeks ago, I reported on a presentation that Trek Bicycles President John Burke gave at the National Bike Summit. John Burke (R) with Bike Gallery owner and tireless bicycle advocate Jay Graves.File photo from National Bike Summit, 3/15/07 It was a preview of a presentation he gave just a few days ago at … Read more
Trek President John Burke Trek Bicycles President John Burke just gave a presentation about the challenges and opportunities faced by the bicycle industry. Burke addressed the League of American Bicyclists’ annual meeting which was held here are the Summit. Burke gave us a preview of a presentation he’ll give at the Taipei Bike Show in … Read more