WTB 公司简介--伴随山地车的起源！！！_jasonz

WTB 即 Wilderness Trail Bikes 是位于美国加州 Marin County, 的一家公司，成立于1982。专业于中高级自行车零配件。加州的Marina 是山地车的发源地，这里的道路给WTB设计者带来无限灵感，这促使WTB不断设计，和改进自己的产品。在山地车起源之初，WTB就为之提供各种产品配件。因此WTB对山地车的起源和发展都具有不可磨灭的贡献。成功源自专业，今天WTB自主设计，并全球销售自己的产品，包括轮胎，座垫，轮圈，轮圈组，把套等产品。其中尤其是WTB座垫，誉满全球。WTB已经成为一家备受世人瞩目的专业自行车零配件制造商。

WTB产品包括三个品牌:

WTB(www.wtb.com) 偏重于山地车

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ALIENATION (www.alienationbmx.com) 专注表演车。

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FREEDOM (www.freedombicycle.com) 着重城市，旅行，混合等休闲, 舒适类车

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如下是维基百科网的WTB公司介绍 （后续有时间我会全部翻译成中文）

原文摘自 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilderness_Trail_Bikes.

Wilderness Trail Bikes (usually shortened to WTB) is a privately-owned company based in Marin County, California. It was founded in 1983 as a company that specialized in mountain bicycle parts. Today, WTB sources and sells its product worldwide supplying bike manufacturers and bike shops with bike components such as tires, saddles, rims, wheels, and grips.

History

Marin County is the birthplace of the mountain bike, which had its origins in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Steve Potts, who was already building bike frames in Mill Valley in 1980, teamed up with Mark Slate to help meet demand. Charlie Cunningham, in Fairfax, had been building mountain bikes since 1979 with heat-treated aluminum frames which had unique Type II forks, roller-cam brakes, custom-made hubs and other components that were among the first of their kind designed specifically for mountain bikes.

Steve Potts, Charlie Cunningham and Mark Slate worked together informally from 1980 on limited production components, almost exclusively for the bicycles that they produced individually. In 1983 they founded Wilderness Trail Bikes, or WTB. Increasing demand and per-unit price advantages had led the three to form WTB to produce better components for the new and fast-growing sport of mountain biking in the mountains of Marin and to market the components that they were producing.

In 1988, Patrick Seidler, a lawyer, entered the scene in connection with Wilderness Trail Bikes Licensing, Inc. This new company focused on licensing technology developed by WTB to mainstream bicycle industry manufacturers. This company built on WTB's historic licensing work. Examples of technology developed by WTB that was produced under license includes designs for tires made by Specialized Bicycle Components, the Blackburn B-52 water bottle cage, geometry for the 1987 Trek Bicycle Corporation mountain bike line and the use of Greaseguard in the top-end Suntour XC Pro component group.

In 1996 WTB logo was changed to the version in use now.

In 2002 Charlie Cunningham and Steve Potts ceased to be part of WTB, leaving Mark Slate as the sole original member. Details of the split have not been made public and there is no mention of Charlie Cunningham or Steve Potts on the WTB website.

Over time, WTB has changed from its origins of designing and selling high-end components and bicycles built in the United States to become a seller of tires, saddles, rims, wheels, grips and other parts mass-produced overseas. WTB now mainly occupies a space in the OEM field where it once was limited to the high-end, boutique market. Today, WTB components can be found on bikes all around the world and are used for transportation, recreation, adventure, and racing.

WTB continues to support racers, providing sponsorship for riders particularly using the company's tires.

[edit] Corporate advocacy

Due to high pollution rates and increased traffic around Marin County, Wilderness Trail Bikes created a sister non-profit organization Transportation Alternatives for Marin (T.A.M.). T.A.M.’s mission is to develop safe bike routes for commuting and for schools throughout Marin.

[edit] Products
Wheels (hubs, spokes, and rims)
Laserdisc, SpeedDisc, and Dual Duty rims
Hubs from Singlespeed to DH
Double Butted Spokes
Rims
All types from low to high end, Cyclocross to 29'er
Features the safety seal, which helps keep tire seated and sealed
Saddles
Saddles fit for any kind of rider
All saddles have the "Love Channel" and the "Comfort Zone"
Stems
Handlebars
Tires
Tires for all types of cycling
Features DNA
Grips
Headsets
Pedals、

赞助的车手：

Brian Lopes (Ibis)
Fabien Barel (Subaru)
Mark Weir (WTB/SCB/Fox)
Max Plaxton (Specialized/Sho Air)
Harlan Price (Independent Fabrications)
Forrest Arakawa (WTB/SCB/Fox)
John Hauer (X-Fusion/Intense)
Dejay Birtch (Niner)
Nicola Cranmer (ProMan)
Justin Swett (Northstar Team)
Joel Hubbart (Bionicon Team)
Ben Furbee
Andy May
Bobby McMullen
Team Jamis Pro XC Race Team
Norco Factory Team
Team Fuji MTB-US
MS Evil Racing
Kona Clump Team
Kona Factory Team
Santa Cruz Syndicate
Voodoo Factory Team

如下是WTB官网的公司介绍

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Steve Potts / Joe Shirado / Carmen Rivers / Joey Peterson / Mark Slate / Jeff McQuiney / Roy Rivers / David River / Todd Deangeus

1987 Durango Colorado
Nationals

About WTB

WTB was founded in Marin County, California in 1982, fueled by the need to create durable and reliable mountain bike-specific equipment. Back then mountain biking was a new and burgeoning sport, and mountain bikes weren’t much more than cobbled-together oddities. http://www.wtb.com/img/about/mission/greaseguard.jpg The original WTB crew was captivated by the experience of riding bikes on dirt trails, and they started creating more durable and functional components for their own bikes. Soon, local frame builders sought to outfit their bikes with WTB’s high-end components. WTB was able to turn our passion for bikes into a successful business.

Today WTB is a global enterprise; our innovative components are used for trail riding, transportation, recreation and elite racing across the globe. After 26 years things have changed a bit here at WTB–our little garage has morphed into a real office and the bikes we ride and the components we make have evolved to meet the needs of today’s riders, racers, and commuters. What hasn’t changed is our passion for cycling and our commitment to providing the cycling community with durable, reliable, high-performance components.

http://www.wtb.com/img/about/mission/mission.jpg

1980 Tenesee Valley

Fred Falk / Matt Hubbard / Mark Slate / Janet Slate

Business Purpose

WTB is committed to providing our customers with progressive, durable and safe parts and accessories. We are committed to providing our owners and employees with enjoyable and fulfilling work, fair compensation and an opportunity to reach their personal and collective potentials. We are a strong advocate for the bicycle as a contributor to personal, societal, and environmental well being, and continually strive to be a socially conscious company providing inspiration to our community and a service to the planet.

About WTB: Advocacy

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“We will be known by the tracks we leave behind.” -some old proverb

About WTB: Advocacy

Bicycles are emerging as the simple solutions in a problematic world of increasing gas prices, traffic congestions and environmental degradation. The Bikes Belong Coalition reports that in the United States more than 40-percent of all automobile trips are less than two miles. Riding a bike in lieu of driving a car over such distances is economical, healthy and environmentally friendly. Unfortunately, 100 years of car culture have created a complex network of high-speed freeways and busy boulevards, leaving some areas completely unsafe for cycling.

Since the mid-eighties, WTB has actively contributed to bicycle access and advocacy. Now more than ever, WTB and its sister nonprofit organization, Transportation Alternatives for Marin (TAM), are pouring serious time and energy into the development of cyclists’ rights. Through education, diplomacy and a clear focus on a solution, we have raised cycling safety awareness at the local, state and federal levels. The results are very real and tangible: In 2005, WTB/TAM and the Marin County Bicycle Coalition initiated a federal transportation bill that included $712 million in programs promoting safe and efficient travel for cyclists and pedestrians. Numbers of that size may be difficult to fathom, but the effects on bike routes nationwide are easy to appreciate. This investment in bicycle infrastructure has already delivered a marked improvement in terms of mobility and congestion.

WTB/TAM also engages in a multitude of local Bay Area projects that play a vital role in the big picture of bicycle advocacy. The Cal Park Hill Tunnel, merely one example of many, will link a busy ferry terminal with a densely populated San Rafael neighborhood. The $25 million tunnel, scheduled to open in 2010, will protect cyclists and pedestrians from a complex freeway interchange and encourage cycling by tunneling through–rather than up and over–a steep grade. We are proud of these accomplishments and continue to work hand-in-hand with our esteemed advocacy partners to keep this momentum rolling. We encourage you to support local and national advocacy organizations as well. These nonprofit groups’ tireless work will benefit all of us–commuters, road riders and mountain bikers–for generations to come.

An old proverb instructs that: “We will be known by the tracks we leave behind.” WTB aims to leave a lasting legacy of cycling access and infrastructure as well as an enhanced sense of community. We encourage you to join us on this journey.

Advocacy Partners

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