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Factory Tour: Trek Bicycle Company’s Waterloo Headquarters, Part 1

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Our visit to FrostBike this year meant braving the Northern snow covered roads from here to Minneapolis, but it also meant that we had time for brief pit stop in Waterloo to check out what was going on at Trek’s headquarters. It dawned on us that we have never done a true “factory visit” with Trek and it just so happened that the timing worked out perfectly, and we were treated to one of the most comprehensive tours I’ve ever been a part of. As the central nervous system of Trek’s operations, the Waterloo, WI HQ was bustling with activity throughout.

Take a walk through Trek’s halls with us after the break.

Trek’s current campus (first image) resides just on the outskirts of Waterloo, across the street from Briess’ Waterloo Malthouse (if you’re a homebrewer, or really into beer, the delicious malt smells will drive you crazy). However, Trek’s roots spread out from the original red barn shown above where Dick Burke and Bevil Hogg first started making steel touring frames in 1976. In 1980, when Burke recognized the need for expansion to increase their manufacturing capacity, Trek broke ground on their new facility where it currently resides. The original barn is still used by Trek, and an additional building was built adjacent to it to house machines, and other secret stuff that we couldn’t see.

Waterloo is also home to the Farm which houses the Trek owned and maintained Jim’s Trails – which have become Trek’s in house testing grounds so to speak. If you’ve attended Trek World, then you know how good some of the trails are, and they are constantly being improved. We were told they just recently added a new pump track jump line, unfortunately the snow kept us from experiencing it first hand.

As you walk into Trek’s HQ, their mantra is pretty clear, “We believe in Bikes.”

On the other side of the atrium there is a beautiful tribute to Trek’s co-founder and chairman, Dick Burke who sadly passed away in 2008. Dick’s story is told through his son and current head of Trek, John Burke in the moving book, One Last Great Thing.

Representative samples of various eras and styles of Trek’s bicycles greet you as you enter with some of Trek’s earliest steel touring bikes on display. It should probably go without saying, but Trek’s headquarters have had a Lance scrubbing, removing any reference to the Texan. Instead, the new design focuses on bikes in general and the amazing places they can take you, rather than one specific athlete.

Throughout Trek’s offices, group layout is used so that employees are stationed together to perform similar tasks. When you walk into Trek, the marketing/communications side is on the right,  and the business/finance department is on the left, though they are reversed in the photo above. There were some clear differences in the layout and office furniture of the two groups  – perhaps working with the whole left brain/right brain thing?

Even though the business/finance department has to deal with a sea of cubes, at least they had this sweet keggerator on their side. Sadly, it was empty save for a lone Modello tall boy.

Not too far away from the business group are the offices for Ascend – Trek’s Point of Sale system that many Trek retailers use to run their shops. Sure, it’s not the most glamorous part of Trek’s offices, but having the offices on site allows for easy collaboration between Trek’s other offices and Ascend, which in turn means better support for the dealers – like when your database computer catches on fire, and the Ascend team has to rebuild it from scratch (true story).

Believe it or not, Trek has not always had their own photography and video studio. Bringing everything on site made the logistics of developing creative for various uses quite a bit easier as you can imagine. Plus, there are oil paintings of Gary Fisher, which is always cool. Examples of past work lined the walls next to mannequins in storage.

Trek’s design studio certainly doesn’t look like the typical office setting as you enter. The idea was to create a welcoming space that projected the design aspects to be conveyed in the future bicycles.

Various artwork of Trek’s graphic designers graced the walls as you entered.

Paint, anyone? In an immense display of color, nearly every current shade of paint that Trek has at its disposal was displayed on actual bicycle tubes to help designers choose colors. Just to the right of the photo is the color viewing station that replicates most common spectrums of light so you can see exactly how the paint will look in daylight, fluorescent light, etc. The frames on the wall are various sizes so designers can figure out graphic placement and size on future bikes.

Much of the design room was off limits not only for us to show, but for us to even see. However, this beautiful bicycle design exercise wasn’t off limits. Labeled the 2013 MTB form concept, the design is supposed to be agile, tense, technical, and integrated. Clearly, this was never intended to be a rideable bike, but the striking design may signal future MTB design cues.

One thing you’ll notice if you visit Trek at any point, is that they seem to always be rearranging. Things change, and in order to improve efficiency or create new procedures, the building is reorganized. This part used to be the model bike shop that Trek used to educate retailers, but due to the new store in Madison taking its place, the space is being repurposed.

Like any great bike company, Trek’s cafe is not your typical cafeteria. Bright and airy with vintage Trek bikes and cycling jerseys adorning the walls, employees are treated to an awesome spread for lunch on a daily basis. Want to know what part of Wisconsin your burger came from today? Check the board. Utilizing as much local produce, meats, and cheese as possible, the food is first class – fresh made gourmet sushi, anyone? Interestingly, Trek uses a sort of “junk food tax” placed on the unhealthier options to help subsidize healthier choices like the colossal salad bar spread and keep costs down to eat healthy. Even so, nothing was expensive making it easy for employees to eat well on a daily basis. The cafe also has a library of various books available to any employee on a regular basis.

In order to keep employees healthy and happy, especially in the dead of winter, Trek has a full wellness center on site with a complete gym, aerobics studio, and nearly ever exercise contraption you could imagine. It’s no surprise that next to the stationary bikes in the gym were a set of rollers. Employees can sign up for fitness classes or take part in weight loss challenges that include nutritional coaching on how and what to eat to stay healthy.

 In addition to looking out for their own employees, Trek also looks out for others with advocacy projects like the latest Project One Team MTN-Qhubeka project. MTN-Qhubeka is Africa’s first Pro Continental team that is part racing, part philanthropy thanks to their ties to Qhubeka, a South African based program that provides buffalo bikes to children in rural areas in exchange for community service – picking up trash, and the like. The children are able to get their own bikes in addition to bikes for their families  with Qhubeka having already distributed over 40,000 bikes with a goal of 200,000 by 2020. In addition to being the bike sponsor for the team, Trek is now donating 200 dollars from every Madone, Domane, or Speed Concept purchased with the MTN-Qhubeka team Project One paint scheme. The money is more than enough for a Buffalo bike meaning those buying a MTN-Qhubeka team Project One bike will actually be buying two bikes, one for themselves and one for a child in Africa.

 In addition to bikes and bikes everywhere, the hallways at Trek are no stranger to a little workplace humor.

Expecting more of the above? This is a sneak peek at what is in store for parts 2 and 3. As you may be able to tell, a visit to Trek is very difficult to portray in just one post. Make sure to check back as we get into what you really want to see – a first hand look at Trek’s in-house OCLV carbon manufacturing and race bike and prototype development!

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Were are the photos of Lance?

factory?? you say factory?? where are the machines??

@sr.lobo – please read the last paragraph and tune in for the next segments

Who? No one by that name lives… or lived here.

What, no Lance jerseys or bikes?

Too bad this company was once affiliated and sponsored a doper. They really should change their name to Bontrager and shake off those dark days.

Been there. Total lobby reno post-Lance.

Here’s the million dollar question – how many giant photos of Lance used to be hanging up at Trek?

I smiled when I saw the poster with Jesse Lalonde’s name on it. I still have the Bianchi BUSS he sold me many moons ago and it’s still a great bike.

Eyal – I would hate to have to learn the new names of every major bike company on the planet.

Every bike maker who sponsored or sponsors a pro team also sponsors dopers. Shut the hell up about Trek already.

Think it can use one more… . 🙂 Where are those Lance posters? it’ll be collector items some day. Trek milked the Lance cow more than any dopers in the peleton, in the expenses of others…. So, it deserves some ridicule.

So sick of hearing about doping. I never liked Lance Robot, but seriously who cares unless you are a pro trying to compete with it.

ok. forget Lance… how about they install have a live-action display showing them brutally beating Greg LeMond with a lead pipe.

I started a shop with a friend in ’79 and we sold Motobecanes (when they were french) and Treks. the roots of this company are very cool. Easy to lose sight of that now that they are so big, and their sponsorship of Lance. Now when I think of them I think of how they forced their dealers to drop competing brands, or lose Trek. My favorite LBS lost Fisher and Lemond because they wouldn’t stock Trek. too bad..

Brings back memories of my visit to the two Trek factories in Wi. Never got up into the cafeteria but did see some cool wheel building setups and carbon work. Looking forward to parts 2 and 3.

Trek new about Lance’s doping. Trek new about all of Lance’s team mates systematically doping. It did not matter at the time, because it was financially advantages for Trek. Trek knowingly supported a doper for its own benefit. I am not saying to buy a Trek or not, nor to support them or not. But we should all know the facts before making any decisions.

its crazy how much has change since lance-gate. the lobby used to be a shrine of shorts.. it is a pretty neat building though.

Where is the giant sign in the lobby apologizing to Greg?

Check all the doors. I bet one room leads to the “room of shame” where they’ve chucked all the Lance trinkets. Here Australia Trek have not supported any of the smaller shops that carried their product (many with 20+ yrs of support). Then as a customer one looks at the spec of a Trek and one has to say low spec hi price I’ll by brand X instead. About the only thing that sits okay in my mind about Trek is their support of the Pro team Marco Polo Cycling. Trek are certainly not a bike I would consider buying any more.

“One thing you’ll notice if you visit Trek at any point, is that they seem to always be rearranging. Things change…”

Yeah, Lance is a liability hide all his paraphernalia.

(deleted), they sponsored a man who was the best and who was the best under same circumstances as the other riders… year he was doped, but he is still the biggest star in cycling ever, and why do people forget about what he have done for cycling sport in especially the US… and what about Livestrong should we forget that 2?…. (deleted) 🙂

More of a showroom rather than a factory, wrong title for the article, factory in China sweet heart.

lets get real, mass produced junk with lots of dosh behind it. simply soul-less

haters gonna hate…and then keep on riding their other-brand sh!t bikes

silly sheep

@ Michael – Livestrong? Are you serious? That is a TOTAL scam and a front for Lance to take cancer peoples money. Shame on you!

Haters gonna hate…let em hate and have their choices in bikes dictated by their pointless irrational hate that originates from something that probably has zero impact on their personal cycling experiences…I’ll let the quality of bikes do the talking. Trek makes great bikes….just like Specialized, Santa Cruz, Pivot, Niner, Giant, Banshee, Kona, Yeti, Pinarello etc…

Good luck to anyone that ever tries to get Trek to stand behind their frame warranty, even for a obvious manufacturing flaw. From what I have experienced Trek has lost sight of what made them great. I sold all my Treks 3 years ago and @ taylor I am loving my other sh!t brand bikes 😉

Had zero problems getting Trek to warranty frames that have come into our shop.

Call them up, take pictures, send them in, and frame on the way.

Maybe your local shop wasn’t following through on their end?

I hope they’re reading these comments and know that people like me who have purchased many Trek bicycles never will again until they make a formal apology to Greg LeMond for how they treated him during the Lance Armstrong years

They sponsored a dude who was popular and helped sell their brand which made them money. Its a business, and that is what they do. As soon as they saw him hurting their business, they pulled out. There isn’t much more to it than that. Everything people complain about after the fact has no basis as its always easy to look back and criticize. A business can only prosper based on a currant situation regardless if it turns out to be a mistake later. Sure, they are pushy with their dealers, but that again is a choice that they made to maximize profits. I hate it as much as the next person, but how else should a business operate?

Five fat blokes in the healthgy options cafeteria and an empty wellness centre…..just sayin’

I have it on good authority that dealers were complaining they couldn’t sell anything with GL’s name on it. I get why he was upset, but a little tact would have gone a long way.

Where do they keep the lawyers?

Trek = Full of sht company if thee ever was one..

@Trey R – “…but how else should a business operate?” Ethically, perhaps…like many other successful companies have chosen to do.

No matter how you feel about Lance or Trek, you’ve all reduced this really interesting article to a stupid pissing match. Congratulations.

All of the top-end 6/7 series road bikes and 9 series/Apollo mountain bikes are built in Wisconsin. Sure, that’s a small fraction of their product line but it’s more than any other big company can claim. If nothing else, let’s be happy that the sport we all love is big enough to support major companies like Trek and its competitors. Although it would be great if we were all riding really neat, hand-built frames from a small builder or boutique brand, not everyone can or will do that. Love it or hate it, big companies like Trek bring more people into cycling than any group of small companies ever will and companies like Trek play a huge part in moving our sport forward.

And since we’re bemoaning the same scandal that every other comment thread invariably digresses to, I’ll point out that every manufacturer in the pro tour the past twenty years has sponsored dopers. It’s a terrible and ugly stain on our sport but it happened. We can’t change it. It’s done. Relentlessly dwelling on who-talked-to-who or speculating about who-knew-what doesn’t accomplish anything except getting everyone more fed up.

I worry about the ever-growing scandal hurting cycling not because of its direct impact and implications, but because of the way cyclists are handling it. If we let this bring us down it’s our own fault.

As others have said, Trek knew about Lance and supported him anyway right up to the last possible second. They also treated LeMond like garbage. Lance may have done a lot for cycling but he did it for himself and now he has done great damage to cycling. Sponsors are dropping like flies as they don’t want to be associated with a doper sport. I’ve seen Trek bikes since the early 80’s at least and always found them boring. Most of their bikes are made by Giant anyway so you are better off just buying a Giant with better components for the same or usually a lesser price than buying a Trek. Also their CEO is a big Bushsupporter and tea party weenie and for me at least that doesn’t help.

I love how all the most irrational, factless, comments are made by people who also cannot spell or grasp basic grammer…just saying.

Most of the comments on this forum are so off point, I just needed to comment.

First-off, yes, Lance is an embarassment. Not just to Trek, but American Cycling and International Cycling as a whole. But he was just one of many. People continue to vilinize him becasue he was the most visible offender, but really, all of cycling was on the take and profited from doping. Rather than continue to place all of the blame on Lance, why dont you take some responsibility for your role in the issue? Do you think all of this could have happened, if everyone in cycling didn’t have their head burried in the sand?

Second, Trek is an extremely philanthropic company. To question their ethics, is to not know any of the facts. They, and their owners, have donated tens of millions to chairities, local and international. Trek treats it’s employees far better than most companies of the same size (which was evidence in the article). They have also done amazing things for bicycle advocacy at the local levels thorughout the country. In fact, Madison WI, very near to Trek, is one of the top bicycling cities in the country, due in no small part, to advocacy on Trek’s side. Finally, their whole facility in Waterloo runs on wind energy, which is further than 95% of manufacturing in this country has ever gone for sustainble operations.

Finally, like it or not, Trek still makes a solid/great product. I have taken a tour at their facility also, and I have seen their test lab, and the extensive testing they do to all their product. They take product well beyond the normal conditions that it would see, to make sure it will stand-up. They still build bikes in both Waterloo, WI and Whitewater, WI (granted they are the highend bikes). I understand supporting smaller craft bike builders, but I think it is rediculous to sign-off on one of the few larger companies that is doing it right, at their size.

It’s a tough balance, but no big bike company has a clean record. Lance was a golden goose, it would not have made business sense to cut him loose at his peak.

Lance is gone even from their youtube videos…

@ Joshua Trek does not make any MTB in the US any more. And to top it off, the Trek rep encourages the dealers in the territory I used to work in to pull the made in China/Taiwan stickers off the bikes and blatantly lie to customers.

They can go F–k themselves! and yes I do have a problem with them.

@Trek B….. You are completely wrong about that. Trek at least makes the carbon Session in the US still. You will see for yourself in part 3.

How could someone who has pushed as hard for national government funding of bicycle infrastructure as John Burke has, be a “tea party weenie” ?

@ J-ride: it’s spelled ‘grammar’, not ‘grammer’. Just saying….

My god, the comments are terrible. 10-15 years ago, I hated Trek for what I knew about Lance and Cancer research. The machine back then was at its worst. Oddly, I am pretty certain half of the haters here were fanboys back then. Now, I just bought a project one Madone 7, something I swear I would not do. I tried it, it rode great, I bought it. This report confirms to me that Trek is a strong firm business.

Now I actually think Trek is a great company and now fanboys are unleashing the same venom I had 10 years ago. I hate to say it, but you’re a bunch of freds… Big fat mamil freds.

@ Andy, “Grammer” was purposeful. It is called irony, but if you looked closer you would have seen that I did forget to spell check, and there are a number of other spelling/typing errors.

Less type, more ride. Put your keyboards and KY down and go ride.

Do you people howling about Lance, and Trek’s support of him, realize that every bike manufacturer that sponsor’s racing in some form or another have done so with a doper amongst their ranks? When doping permeates 90% of the professional ranks for the last 20 years, it’s inevitable that bike makers are going to have juiced up athlete’s powering their machines. Please tell me where to turn for a top flight bike with a proven pedigree that has never had a doper ride it? Answer? They don’t exist. Trek makes great bikes, period. If you don’t want one, fine, go buy something else, just be aware whatever your choice is, I can point to a doper who had some success with it. Trek has been awesome for the industry overall and Trek has forced other companies to up their game, so even if you don’t buy one you are still getting the benefit or what Trek has done for the industry, and that’s not a good thing, it’s a great thing.

if its not Lance photo.shirts there , then I dont need Trek.. I dont need nothing from Trek.. I will throw away all my 4 Trek bicycles….. Lance are the best ever

If you don’t purchase something from a company for the people they paid to represent their brand that is just fine. I just hope you do it across the board. Don’t drink another Michelob, eat another Honey Stinger or FRS product, wear another Nike or Oakley product, never use another Motorola item or a Bissell vacuum and stop using the US Postal Service. And remember that he used to ride Merckx bikes and wear Specialized helmets and shoes. And he rode Litespeed bikes disguised as other brands. What else is out there? Subaru, Discovery Channel, Radio Shack, Nissan, Bell Sports, I don’t think Pacific ever supported him so that is a safe choice. Good luck on your persecution!

Lance and all the others all were doping & the dope only does so much. He & the rest are still amazing athletes. That being said Trek is and always has been a great bike . I don’t know about the politics of the owners but we all can’t be democrats. I have a project 1 Madrone & a top of the line carbon Lemond. I saw Greg win in France in 1990 & am proud to own a Lemond. I have also sold many Treks to friends sending them to East Coasters in Blacksburg,Va. Other than my handmade Ritchey bike all mine are Treks. I hope they continue to make U.S.A. bikes right where they are forever….

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Trek Factory Tour – From Rolls Of Carbon Fiber To Complete Bikes In Waterloo, Wisconsin

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Trek is one of the few companies producing carbon frames in the United States. Here's what goes on in its Wisconsin headquarters.

Trek History

Carbon Gets Its Start

Adapting to carbon fiber bike frames was a change for the entire industry, but Trek is proud of the company's early work with the material, especially its innovative joint processes.

Mountain Bike History

Trek has a long history of producing carbon fiber  mountain bikes . Several current models, including the Remedy 9.8 , have won Bicycling Editors' Choice Awards, but it's still well known for some of its earlier models, including the Y-frame bikes it produced in the 90s. 

Your Mug on a Mug

There are about 1,000 employees at Trek's Waterloo headquarters, but only a few get their faces on coffee mugs. This one belongs to the road bike brand manager.

Employees Bike to Work

Nearly all of the employees commute to work at least occasionally, and many ride in daily. The company encourages to ride during work, too. It has a spacious bike room, private mountain bike trails, and during the fall a practice cyclocross course on which it hosts the Trek CXC Cup. Then there's also gorgeous, nearly empty roads that stretch in all directions.

Bikes for a Good Cause

Employees donate used bikes and parts to charity, and many end up with Dream Bikes, a Trek-funded collaboration with the Boys and Girls Club of America. The organization works with two shops located near at-risk neighborhoods in Wisconsin. The stores teaches kids from the Boys and Girls Club how to build and maintain bikes and give them retail experience. The kids fix up donated products  and sell them cheaply, making it easier for people to access quality bicycles.  

Employees Stay Healthy

Trek is ultra-committed to employee health. The company offers morning CrossFit sessions and afternoon yoga , plus plenty of spin classes for when the weather in Wisconsin gets rough. It also has a room full of trainers and weights that employees can use anytime. The yoga classes get pretty crowded, Bjorling says—especially as the temperatures drop.

Raw Carbon Joints

Trek is one of the few companies producing carbon bicycles in the United States. These frame pieces might look like weird cartoon characters, but they contain the critical bottom bracket junction of a bike, where as many as four frame tubes come together. Epoxy resin goes into the joints, they’re pushed together, and then slow roasted in an oven at around 250 degrees to set the resin.

Carbon Sanding

After the glue has set and the carbon frame is intact , employees sand each tube by hand so it's perfectly primed for a basecoat and paint. It's a time-intensive process that can't be done by machine. 

High-Tech Painting

“Born in a barn, raised with rocket science,” is a popular saying at Trek that refers to the company's humble beginnings in a barn. It might not be rocket science, but this robot, which applies the base coat and top coats of paint, certainly looks like alien tech. 

Custom Project 1 Paint

If you’re a top-level Trek pro or you’ve ordered a Project One bike, it will get made, processed, and, of course, painted here in-house.

Incredible Customization

“Millenials love customization,” Bjorling says. Black-on-black paint schemes may be right for some, but if you’re looking for something bold, Trek’s Project One bikes with custom paint and decals are one option. Decal work is more tenuous than it looks: One wrong move and the bike needs to be stripped, sanded, and completely repainted.

Made in the USA

You can still get a made-in-the-USA bike from Trek, if you’re willing to shell out for the Project One frames made in Waterloo. “A number of years ago, we found there were a lot of people looking for custom, who wanted something unique, and we were in a good position to do everything here,” Bjorling explains.

Katie Compton’s World Championship Bike

Katie Compton is the winningest female cyclocross racer in the US, with 11 national championship titles to her name. Proudly displayed in between road bikes is her still-dirty, cantilever-equipped cyclocross bike from the 2013 World Championships in Kentucky.

Jens Voigt’s Hour-Record Bike

Last September Jens Voigt broke the world hour record  (which is currently owned by Bradly Wiggins). This is the bike he rode to claim the record. The gear ratio alone is enough to make even the strongest of cyclists wince.

A Company for Bike Lovers

As we walked out of the building, we spotted one employee rolling out of the woods after a mountain bike ride, another circling the burned-in lines of the cyclocross course, and another three rolling up on road bikes. It's clear that Trek’s headquarters is full of bike lovers.

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We know that the bike you ride plays an important role in making your vacation truly memorable. That’s why, we go the extra mile to ensure you have the best cycling experience possible, offering world-class Trek bikes and top-of-the-line equipment at no extra charge. Whether you’re excited about the all-new, Trek Domane SL 7 with electronic shifting, or prefer the boost of our electric-assist bikes, we’ve got the perfect option waiting for you. And that’s not all! Every Trek Travel trip comes with a special discount on your next Trek bike purchase.

So what are you waiting for? Step up, clip in, shift down, and get ready to ride the best bikes in the business on a cycling vacation of a lifetime.

Our Trek Bikes

A bike is more than a tool. It’s a ticket to your next adventure. And a good ride on a great bike can make memories of a lifetime. That’s why we don’t offer anything less than the top-of-the-line Trek Bikes on every trip.

Trek Domane SL 7

Experiencing your cycling vacation of a lifetime is not complete without a world-class bike and the Trek Domane is the King of the road ride. It raises the bar to deliver incredible endurance road bike comfort without sacrificing performance and features highly responsive disc brakes and electronic shifting. This new bike is lighter than ever before, and carbon wheels come standard on every bike.

Included in trip price. Not offered on select destinations. See trip pages for details.

Trek Verve+ Electric Hybrid

With its low-step frame design, front suspension, and the barely-there Bosch electric motor, the Verve+ has one goal: pure enjoyment. Get a boost up the hills when you need it, and never feel a pedal stroke behind.

  Not offered on Level-4 trips and select destinations. Contact us to learn more.

Specialty & Upgrade Bikes

Whether you’re seeking an elegant road ride that includes a boost for challenging climbs or aiming to dominate unpaved adventures with the best gravel bikes in the industry, our specialty and upgrade bikes are guaranteed to offer the comfort you need on and the performance you expect.

Trek Domane+ SLR 7

The upgrade you need for any grade you’ll ride up. Experience all of the pleasure, and none of the guilt with the ultra-lightweight design and high-speed assist of the Domane+ SLR 7. This performance e-road bike will help you fly up mountains, hang with fast group, and take every curve with confidence. So go ahead – take the long way.

Available on  select trips .  including  gravel bike tours  where they are specially outfitted with 40cm Bontrager GR1 tires

Upgrade to the Domane+ SLR7 for only $399 (3-6 Day Trips) or $599 (7+ Day Trips)

Trek Checkpoint SLR 7

Sometimes the road ahead isn’t a road at all. With a high-performance frame designed to be nimble yet stable, and the smoothing effect of rear IsoSpeed technology, the Checkpoint SLR 7 chews up any surface like it was made of butter. And the GRX groupset with integrated clutch in the rear derailleur is made for the bumps to hit every shift, every time. Disc brakes give you maximum stopping power, and 45mm tubeless tires will leave you confidence on every corner.

Trek Domane SL 5 Disc

The Trek Domane SL 5 Disc is the perfect bike for your North America self-guided trip. Trek’s latest innovation has led to the best bike on the road—a light weight, stable and technologically advanced machine to make even the hardest roads seem smooth and easy. Ride confidently, comfortably and longer in the most beautiful destinations around the world We think you’ll like this bike so much, you’ll want to get one of your own!

Trek Domane AL 5 Disc

Sometimes, carbon can be overkill. That’s why Trek delivers the best aluminum bike on the road—a lightweight, stable, and technologically advanced machine to make every road seem smooth and easy while the disc brakes make stopping safe and secure. It’s every bit a race machine, only made for the rest of us.

Additional Gear for Your Ride

Great rides are safe rides, and Trek Travel provides the best gear when it comes to keeping you safe and seen on the road. From the most advanced helmet tech, disc brakes, and powerful Flare R lights, to certified mechanics on every trip—you can enjoy the scenery without the worry. It’s safe to say, no other tour operator goes the extra mile like we do.

Bontrager Wavecel Helmet

WaveCel is revolutionary helmet safety tech that’s available exclusively in Trek and Bontrager bike helmets. It’s designed to be more effective than traditional foam helmets by better managing the rotational forces that can occur in certain cycling accidents. You only get one brain, it’s worth protecting.

Available sizes: Small, Medium, Large, and Extra Large

Garmin Edge 1030

The Garmin Edge 1030 comes equipped with a 3.5″ high-resolution display for maximum visibility, comprehensive navigation and everything you need to track your ride. This GPS computer offers advanced performance monitoring, turn-by-turn navigation, and the Garmin Cycle Map, which notifies you of upcoming turns, elevation data, points of interest and new route generation to explore a destination on your terms. Simple to use, turn by turn instructions at the tip of your finger with the day’s ride pre-loaded for you, plus all the standard information you need.

*North American Self-Guided trips are equipped with the Garmin 830

Ride with GPS

Now you can store your itinerary, guide and hotel contacts all within the Ride With GPS app on your phone or tablet. It’s a modern-day replacement to your standard vacation folder. You can also see each day’s route options and navigate with turn-by-turn directions right from your phone. And the best part? You don’t have to be connected to WiFi or data to use it.

Learn more about what the Ride with GPS Experience can do for you  right here»

Flare R Lights

We make every ride safer with the first taillight designed for daylight visibility. Flare R’s balanced optics set off with a powerful CREE LED can be seen from over 2km day or night. 65 Lumens and 270 degrees of visibility help make you the biggest distraction on the road.

Shimano R540 Road Pedals

This pedal works with any road Shimano SPD-SL cleat to offer a wide platform for efficient transfer of power. If you prefer flat pedals or pedals with cages, we also have those available on every trip. This pedal is compatible with SPD-SL cleats.

We can also provide flat or caged pedals on all of our bikes.

Shimano M520 Mountain Bike Pedals

This pedal works with any touring or mountain Shimano SPD cleat and can be adjusted to fit your desired tension. If you prefer flat pedals or pedals with cages, we also have those available on every trip. This pedal is compatible with  SPD cleats .

Hiking + Walking Gear

Join our Hiking + Walking Tours and leave the planning to us. With tools like GPS navigation, hiking poles, and backpacks provided, you’re set for a comfortable and safe exploration. The path to adventure is clear—all you need to do is walk it.

Inclusions:

• Hiking Poles*
• Technical T-Shirt
• Insulated Water Bottle 
• Ride with GPS navigation experience

*Available for use during the trip. For your comfort, we highly recommend packing your own.

The Apparel

On every Signature, Reserve, Cross Country, and Pro Race Trek Travel trip, you will receive a complimentary Trek Travel cycling jersey. We are proud to partner with Santini, the official clothing sponsor of the Trek Factory Racing Teams to provide a jersey that delivers podium worthy performance and vacation ready style. And when you return home, sport your Trek Travel jersey for instant travel nostalgia. We’ll be sure to give you a high five if we spot you on the road. 

Please note, we do not send out guest jerseys for our Discover, Ride Camp, or Self-Guided trips

Classic Cycling Jersey

On every Signature, Reserve, and Pro Race Trek Travel trip, you will receive a complimentary Trek Travel cycling jersey. We are proud to partner with Santini, the official clothing sponsor of the Trek Factory Racing Teams to provide a jersey that delivers podium worthy performance and vacation ready style. And when you return home, sport your Trek Travel jersey for instant travel nostalgia. We’ll be sure to give you a high five if we spot you on the road. 

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Cycling Jersey

On our Cross-Country USA trip, you’ll receive a custom kit to commemorate the remarkable achievements of your 47-day, 3,786-mile journey across 15 states, taking you from Portland, Oregon, to Portland, Maine.

Trek Domane SL 7 Components:

• Aeolus Pro 37 Carbon wheelset
• Shimano R8170 12-speed Di2 components
• Shimano Ultegra Disc Brakeset
• 11-34T cassette
• Rear IsoSpeed Decoupler
• Bontrager Verse Comp saddle
• Optional : Women’s Specific Bontrager Yatra Elite saddle
• Garmin GPS Computer

Trek Domane SL 7 Availability:

Available in sizes (cm):  44, 47, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62

Not available for select destinations. See trip pages for details or contact your Trip Consultant for trip-specific availability.

Trek Verve+ Electric Hybrid Components:

• Shimano 9-Speed Drivetrain
• Bosch Active Line Plus drive unit
• Shimano Hydraulic Disc Brakes
• Bontrager Boulevard saddle
• Bosch 500WH Removable Integrated Battery
• Max Assistance Speed: 20 MPH (32 km/h) in U.S. / 15 MPH (24 km/h) in Europe

Trek Verve+ Electric Hybrid Availability:

Available sizes: Small, Medium, Large (frame sizes are first come, first served)

Subject to availability. Not offered on Avid / Level-4 trips and on select destinations.

Some of our trips offer the Trek Verve+ 2 or the Trek Verve+ 3. See trip pages for details.

Trek Domane+ SLR 7 Electric Road Bike Components:

• Shimano R8150 Di2 Series components
• Bontrager Verse Elite saddle
• Aeolus Pro 37 OCLV Carbon wheels
• TQ 250 watt motor
• TQ 360Wh battery
• Max Assistance Speed: 28 MPH (45 km/h) in U.S. / 15 MPH (24 km/h) in Europe

Trek Domane+ SLR 7 Electric Road Bike Availability:

Available sizes (cm): 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60 (frame sizes are first come, first served)

Available on SELECT TRIPS. Please talk to your Trip Consultant to learn more.

Available on select GRAVEL BIKE TOURS, the Trek Electric-Assist Domane+ SLR 7 will be specially outfitted with 40cm Bontrager GR1 tires.

Upgrade to the Domane+ SLR7 for only $399 (3-6 Day Trips) or $599 (7+ Day Trips).

Trek Checkpoint SLR 7 Components:

• Aeolus Pro 37 Carbon wheelset with Pirelli Cinturato Gravel M Tubeless Tires
• Shimano GRX 2X 11-speed Di2 components
• Shimano GRX Disc Brakeset

Trek Checkpoint SLR 7 Availability:

Available in sizes (cm): 49, 52, 54, 56, 58, 61

Available in 2023 on GRAVEL BIKE TOURS. Contact your Trip Consultant to learn more.

Trek Domane SL 5 Disc Components:

• Bontrager Paradigm SL Wheelset
• Shimano 105 R7100 12-speed components
• Shimano 105 Disc Brakeset
• Bontrager Verse Short Comp Saddle

Trek Domane SL 5 Disc Availability:

Available in sizes (cm): 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60

Available on all North American SELF-GUIDED trips.

Contact your Trip Consultant with any questions you may have.

Trek Domane AL 5 Disc Components:

• Lightweight Aluminum Frame
• IsoZone Handlebar with Carbon Fork
• Shimano R7000 105 Series components
• Bontrager P3 Verse Saddle

Trek Domane AL 5 Disc Availability:

Available in sizes (cm): 44, 49, 52, 54, 56, 58, 61

Available on all 2023 SCOTLAND , ENGLAND , and IRELAND trips.

If a date is marked as Private, it is reserved for a private group.

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Savor some of the most spectacular, 5-star properties in the world. Exuding luxury and elegance, these one-of-a-kind accommodations offer the chance to rejuvenate at award-winning spas, dine at Michelin-starred restaurants, and more.

Enjoy luxurious accommodations handpicked for a refined experience. From signature spa treatments to delicious local cuisine, you’ll be more than provided for; you’ll be pampered.

These handpicked hotels provide relaxation and fun in a casual and comfortable environment. Delicious cuisine and great service mix perfectly for a memorable stay.

On select cycling vacations, you’ll stay at a mix of hotel levels, from Explorer to Luxury to Ultimate Luxury. Rest assured, no matter which level of hotel you’re at, our trip designers carefully select every accommodation.

Activity Level

Road : 1-3 hours of riding. Up to 25 mi (40 km). Up to 1,000 ft (300 m).

Gravel: 1-3 hours of riding. Up to 20 mi (35 km). Up to 1,000 ft (300 m).

Hiking: 1-3 hours of hiking. Up to 5 mi (8 km). Up to 1,000 ft (300 m).

Road : 2-4 hours of riding. 20-35 mi (35-60 km). Up to 2,500 ft (750 m).

Gravel: 2-4 hours of riding. 15-30 mi (25-45 km). Up to 2,000 ft (300 m).

Hiking: 2-4 hours of hiking. 4-8 mi (6-12 km). Up to 1,500 ft (450 m).

Road : 3-5 hours of riding. 25-55 mi (40-85 km). Up to 4,500 ft (1,500 m).

Gravel: 3-5 hours of riding. 20-40 mi (35-60 km). Up to 3,000 ft (900 m).

Hiking: 3-5 hours of hiking. 6-10 mi (9-16 km). Up to 2,000 ft (600 m).

Road : 4+ hours of riding. 40-70 mi (60-110 km). Up to 8,000 ft (2,400 m).

Gravel:  4+ hours of riding. 30-50 mi (45-80 km). Up to 4,000 ft (1,200 m).

Hiking: 4+ hours of hiking. 7-15 mi (11-24 km). Up to 4,000 ft (1,200 m).

What are your trip styles?

Classic - reserve:.

Savor the finer things as you relax in luxurious 5-star accommodations and wine, dine, and ride in some of the most unforgettable destinations around the world.

Classic - Signature:

Explore beautiful destinations by bike, enjoy extra inclusions, savor delicious local cuisine, and enjoy the perfect mix of accommodations.

Classic - Discover:

Enjoy a casual cycling vacation with fantastic routes and comfortable accommodations.

Train like the pros in some of their favorite riding destinations.

See the pros in action at the biggest cycling events of the year.

Cross Country:

Tackle an epic adventure that takes you point-to-point across mountains, countryside, and more.

Self-Guided

Enjoy a bike tour on your schedule with just your chosen travel companions.

Single Occupancy

Sometimes it’s more convenient and comfortable to have your own room while on vacation. We understand and that’s why we offer a Single Occupancy option. The additional price guarantees a private room all to yourself

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COAL CHAMBER Announces Summer 2024 U.S. Tour With FEAR FACTORY

COAL CHAMBER will embark on the "Fiend For The Fans Tour 2024" this summer. Support on the trek will come from FEAR FACTORY , TWIZTID , WEDNESDAY 13 (performing music from the MURDERDOLLS ) and BLACK SATELLITE . Tickets go on sale Friday, May 10 at 10 a.m. local time.

Tour dates:

Aug. 23 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues Aug. 24 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues Aug. 25 - Tempe, AZ - The Marquee Aug. 28 - San Antonio, TX - The Aztec Theatre Aug. 29 - Fort Worth, TX - Tannahill's Tavern & Music Hall Aug. 31 - Houston, TX - House of Blues Sep. 01 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues Sep. 03 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live Sep. 04 - Atlanta, GA - The Eastern Sep. 06 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works Sep. 07 - Sauget, IL - Pop's Sep. 08 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live! Sep. 11 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa Sep. 12 - Baltimore. MD - Rams Head Live! Sep. 13 - Harrisburg, PA - HMAC Sep. 14 - Pittsburgh, PA - Roxian Theater Sep. 15 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom Sep. 17 - Boston, MA - Big Night Live Sep. 18 - New York, NY - Palladium Times Square Sep. 19 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom Sep. 20 - Flint, MI - The Machine Shop Sep. 21 - Flint, MI - The Machine Shop Sep. 22 - Newport, KY - MegaCorp Pavilion Sep. 24 - Fort Wayne, IN - Piere's Entertainment Center Sep. 25 - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall Sep. 26 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom Sep. 27 - Minneapolis, MN - Myth Live Sep. 29 - Denver, CO – Summit

Last year, COAL CHAMBER completed a U.S. tour as the support act for MUDVAYNE . Additional support on the 26-city "The Psychotherapy Sessions" tour, which was produced by Live Nation , came from GWAR , NONPOINT and BUTCHER BABIES .

COAL CHAMBER played its first two shows in eight years at the Sick New World festival in Las Vegas in May 2023 and at the Inkcarceration Music And Tattoo Festival in Mansfield, Ohio in July 2023.

In an interview with the Loaded Radio podcast, COAL CHAMBER frontman Dez Fafara was asked about the possibility of new music from him and his bandmates. He said: "We've been discussing it. [ Sigh ] I take a sigh right there, and the reason is because I don't wanna rush anything. I actually said to them… We booked [festival appearances at] Inkcarceration , Blue Ridge Rock Fest and Sick New World . That's all we were gonna do this year until MUDVAYNE hit us up [about supporting them on their summer tour]. And I actually said to them about the MUDVAYNE run, 'Let's not do it. I'd rather just stay friends. Let's do a few shows.' But the point is when we're all together, I realized that any problem we've ever had is gone. To think about it as any kind of continuing problem would be wrong. So, okay, cool. Let's go do MUDVAYNE . And now, of course, talking about new music is very exciting for us."

Dez continued: "I happen to feel like if [ COAL CHAMBER 's last album] 'Rivals' , which was released 12 years ago — something like this; 10 [or] 12 years ago — if 'Rivals' would have been released now with where the genre is and where, I would say where nu metal is at this point, that record would be insane. We were 10, 12 years too early getting back together and releasing that record, in my opinion. But I guess it's always good to preempt what's coming down the line, and we surely did with 'Rivals' . So if you're a COAL CHAMBER fan, go check out 'Rivals' , if you haven't."

Regarding what it was like returning to the live stage with COAL CHAMBER for the first time in eight years, Dez said: "[It was] unbelievable. We were all backstage. Of course there's a hundred people back there with their cameras on us as we're hugging. But it was amazing. We hit the stage… They were chanting ' COAL CHAMBER ', so it was 55, 60 thousand people chanting ' COAL CHAMBER ', which just absolute goosebumps on my arms. We came out. We killed it. The set was short — it was only 30, 35 minutes; something like that — so it was in and out. But it was at the height of the day. People were telling us that, 'Your stage was the most packed of the day.' Of course I'm not putting myself up against the bigger bands; I'm just saying that it is what it is. And then when I got off, I said to my wife, 'What's going on? What's going on out there?' And she was, like, 'They're all singing you 'Happy Birthday', dummy.' And I was, like, 'Wow.' So it was a pretty incredible weekend… It was an amazing time, man. And I'm grateful. I'm humbled by everybody who came. And the reception that we got was wonderful."

In March 2023, Fafara told Radioactive MikeZ , host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In The Empire" , about how COAL CHAMBER 's reunion came about: "Unbelievable turn of events. That actually happened… I was on my way out from COVID. And my wife called [the other members of COAL CHAMBER ] and said, 'Hey, you guys may wanna text Dez or call Dez 'cause I don't know if he's gonna make it through the night. He's telling me where he wants to be buried and not to sell his '78 Cadillac.' So they started to call me, they started to text me, and over a period of six, seven, eight months, we didn't talk any business at all. And we realized that, you know, why are we not playing shows? Those guys are totally different people than when we broke up. I have always been the same — I've just been solid as a rock; and I told them, 'I'm solid as a rock. If I come out of this, I would love to do at least one show with you guys.' And that's how this all started — very organically."

Dez added: " COAL CHAMBER is a very unpredictable thing, all the way from its beginning, playing with PANTERA and BLACK SABBATH , to where we were when we put out 'Rivals' to where we are now… But we're gonna take it slow and we're gonna do what's appropriate for the brand and for the band and especially the fans that have been with us for so long."

COAL CHAMBER existed for ten years before disbanding in 2003 to pursue other musical projects. They reunited in 2011 for touring purposes but it wasn't until 2014 that the band began work on a new studio album of original material, the aforementioned critically acclaimed "Rivals" . Several months of touring activity followed before Dez returned to DEVILDRIVER to make a new record, 2016's "Trust No One" .

DEVILDRIVER 's 2019 co-headlining tour with STATIC-X saw the Fafara -fronted outfit performing material from COAL CHAMBER for the first time.

Fafara painted a bleak picture of COAL CHAMBER 's future during a 2016 interview with Revolver magazine. He stated at the time: "I had a lot of fun doing that record and playing shows with them again. But there were some circumstances that were not ideal and that's why that thing is not continuing as of right now. If something comes up and I have time and want to make a record and the members have their shit together, I'll do it. But as of now, there's some deep-seated shit that certain dudes in the band still need to work out. And if they work it out and want to tour or make another record, they can come back and give me a call. But right now, everyone in DEVILDRIVER is stoked. No one's fighting. And I feel lucky to be where I am."

Dez had stated in previous interviews that COAL CHAMBER 's original split happened because "I did not want to be around the band's hard drug use and I realized that going onstage every night that the money was feeding their habit, so I walked to save my friends." He added that his COAL CHAMBER bandmates were "clean" as of 2012, which made him realize that "it was the right thing to walk [away from the group back in 2003]."

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Coal Chamber Announce 2024 US Tour with Fear Factory, Twiztid, and Wednesday 13

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Nu-metal veterans Coal Chamber have announced a headlining Summer 2024 US tour featuring support from Fear Factory, Twizted, Wednesday 13, and Black Satellite.

The 28-date outing kicks off August 23rd in Las Vegas, and runs through a September 29th show in Denver. Along the way, the tour will hit such markets as Dallas, Atlanta, Boston, New York City, and Minneapolis, among others.

Get Coal Chamber Tickets Here

A Live Nation pre-sale for select dates is underway using the code SOUNDCHECK , with a general on sale beginning Friday (May 10th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster . Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub , where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

Coal Chamber announced their return in November 2022 after a long hiatus as singer Dez Fafara focused on his band DevilDriver during those years. It’s been nine years since Coal Chamber released their last album, 2015’s Rivals .

Fear Factory returned last year with new singer Milo Silvestro, following the departure of longtime vocalist Burton C. Bell in 2020. Meanwhile, Wednesday 13 will be performing a set focusing on his music with Murderdolls, the band he formed with late Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison.

See the full list of dates and the tour poster below.

Coal Chamber 2024 Tour Dates: 08/23 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues * 08/24 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues * 08/25 – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee * 08/28 – San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theatre * 08/29 – Fort Worth, TX @ Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall * 08/31 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues * 09/01 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues * 09/03 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live * 09/04 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern * 09/06 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works * 09/07 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s * 09/08 – Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live! * 09/11 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa * 09/12 – Baltimore. MD @ Rams Head Live! * 09/13 – Harrisburg, PA @ HMAC * 09/14 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theater * 09/15 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom * 09/17 – Boston, MA @ Big Night Live * 09/18 – New York, NY @ Palladium Times Square * 09/19 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom * 09/20 – Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop * 09/21 – Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop * 09/22 – Newport, KY @ MegaCorp Pavilion * 09/24 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere’s Entertainment Center * 09/25 – Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall * 09/26 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom * 09/27 – Minneapolis, MN @ Myth Live * 09/29 – Denver, CO @ Summit * 10/12 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival

* = w/ Fear Factory, Twizted, Wednesday 13, and Black Satellite

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In Transit: Notes from the Underground

Jun 06 2018.

Spend some time in one of Moscow’s finest museums.

Subterranean commuting might not be anyone’s idea of a good time, but even in a city packing the war-games treasures and priceless bejeweled eggs of the Kremlin Armoury and the colossal Soviet pavilions of the VDNKh , the Metro holds up as one of Moscow’s finest museums. Just avoid rush hour.

The Metro is stunning and provides an unrivaled insight into the city’s psyche, past and present, but it also happens to be the best way to get around. Moscow has Uber, and the Russian version called Yandex Taxi , but also some nasty traffic. Metro trains come around every 90 seconds or so, at a more than 99 percent on-time rate. It’s also reasonably priced, with a single ride at 55 cents (and cheaper in bulk). From history to tickets to rules — official and not — here’s what you need to know to get started.

A Brief Introduction Buying Tickets Know Before You Go (Down) Rules An Easy Tour

A Brief Introduction

Moscow’s Metro was a long time coming. Plans for rapid transit to relieve the city’s beleaguered tram system date back to the Imperial era, but a couple of wars and a revolution held up its development. Stalin revived it as part of his grand plan to modernize the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 30s. The first lines and tunnels were constructed with help from engineers from the London Underground, although Stalin’s secret police decided that they had learned too much about Moscow’s layout and had them arrested on espionage charges and deported.

The beauty of its stations (if not its trains) is well-documented, and certainly no accident. In its illustrious first phases and particularly after the Second World War, the greatest architects of Soviet era were recruited to create gleaming temples celebrating the Revolution, the USSR, and the war triumph. No two stations are exactly alike, and each of the classic showpieces has a theme. There are world-famous shrines to Futurist architecture, a celebration of electricity, tributes to individuals and regions of the former Soviet Union. Each marble slab, mosaic tile, or light fixture was placed with intent, all in service to a station’s aesthetic; each element, f rom the smallest brass ear of corn to a large blood-spattered sword on a World War II mural, is an essential part of the whole.

The Metro is a monument to the Soviet propaganda project it was intended to be when it opened in 1935 with the slogan “Building a Palace for the People”. It brought the grand interiors of Imperial Russia to ordinary Muscovites, celebrated the Soviet Union’s past achievements while promising its citizens a bright Soviet future, and of course, it was a show-piece for the world to witness the might and sophistication of life in the Soviet Union.

It may be a museum, but it’s no relic. U p to nine million people use it daily, more than the London Underground and New York Subway combined. (Along with, at one time, about 20 stray dogs that learned to commute on the Metro.)

In its 80+ year history, the Metro has expanded in phases and fits and starts, in step with the fortunes of Moscow and Russia. Now, partly in preparation for the World Cup 2018, it’s also modernizing. New trains allow passengers to walk the entire length of the train without having to change carriages. The system is becoming more visitor-friendly. (There are helpful stickers on the floor marking out the best selfie spots .) But there’s a price to modernity: it’s phasing out one of its beloved institutions, the escalator attendants. Often they are middle-aged or elderly women—“ escalator grandmas ” in news accounts—who have held the post for decades, sitting in their tiny kiosks, scolding commuters for bad escalator etiquette or even bad posture, or telling jokes . They are slated to be replaced, when at all, by members of the escalator maintenance staff.

For all its achievements, the Metro lags behind Moscow’s above-ground growth, as Russia’s capital sprawls ever outwards, generating some of the world’s worst traffic jams . But since 2011, the Metro has been in the middle of an ambitious and long-overdue enlargement; 60 new stations are opening by 2020. If all goes to plan, the 2011-2020 period will have brought 125 miles of new tracks and over 100 new stations — a 40 percent increase — the fastest and largest expansion phase in any period in the Metro’s history.

Facts: 14 lines Opening hours: 5 a.m-1 a.m. Rush hour(s): 8-10 a.m, 4-8 p.m. Single ride: 55₽ (about 85 cents) Wi-Fi network-wide

Buying Tickets

• Ticket machines have a button to switch to English.
• You can buy specific numbers of rides: 1, 2, 5, 11, 20, or 60. Hold up fingers to show how many rides you want to buy.
• There is also a 90-minute ticket , which gets you 1 trip on the metro plus an unlimited number of transfers on other transport (bus, tram, etc) within 90 minutes.
• Or, you can buy day tickets with unlimited rides: one day (218₽/ US$4), three days (415₽/US$7) or seven days (830₽/US$15). Check the rates here to stay up-to-date.
• If you’re going to be using the Metro regularly over a few days, it’s worth getting a Troika card , a contactless, refillable card you can use on all public transport. Using the Metro is cheaper with one of these: a single ride is 36₽, not 55₽. Buy them and refill them in the Metro stations, and they’re valid for 5 years, so you can keep it for next time. Or, if you have a lot of cash left on it when you leave, you can get it refunded at the Metro Service Centers at Ulitsa 1905 Goda, 25 or at Staraya Basmannaya 20, Building 1.
• You can also buy silicone bracelets and keychains with built-in transport chips that you can use as a Troika card. (A Moscow Metro Fitbit!) So far, you can only get these at the Pushkinskaya metro station Live Helpdesk and souvenir shops in the Mayakovskaya and Trubnaya metro stations. The fare is the same as for the Troika card.
• You can also use Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.

Rules, spoken and unspoken

No smoking, no drinking, no filming, no littering. Photography is allowed, although it used to be banned.

Stand to the right on the escalator. Break this rule and you risk the wrath of the legendary escalator attendants. (No shenanigans on the escalators in general.)

Get out of the way. Find an empty corner to hide in when you get off a train and need to stare at your phone. Watch out getting out of the train in general; when your train doors open, people tend to appear from nowhere or from behind ornate marble columns, walking full-speed.

Always offer your seat to elderly ladies (what are you, a monster?).

An Easy Tour

This is no Metro Marathon ( 199 stations in 20 hours ). It’s an easy tour, taking in most—though not all—of the notable stations, the bulk of it going clockwise along the Circle line, with a couple of short detours. These stations are within minutes of one another, and the whole tour should take about 1-2 hours.

Start at Mayakovskaya Metro station , at the corner of Tverskaya and Garden Ring,  Triumfalnaya Square, Moskva, Russia, 125047.

1. Mayakovskaya.  Named for Russian Futurist Movement poet Vladimir Mayakovsky and an attempt to bring to life the future he imagined in his poems. (The Futurist Movement, natch, was all about a rejecting the past and celebrating all things speed, industry, modern machines, youth, modernity.) The result: an Art Deco masterpiece that won the National Grand Prix for architecture at the New York World’s Fair in 1939. It’s all smooth, rounded shine and light, and gentle arches supported by columns of dark pink marble and stainless aircraft steel. Each of its 34 ceiling niches has a mosaic. During World War II, the station was used as an air-raid shelter and, at one point, a bunker for Stalin. He gave a subdued but rousing speech here in Nov. 6, 1941 as the Nazis bombed the city above.

Take the 3/Green line one station to:

2. Belorusskaya. Opened in 1952, named after the connected Belarussky Rail Terminal, which runs trains between Moscow and Belarus. This is a light marble affair with a white, cake-like ceiling, lined with Belorussian patterns and 12 Florentine ceiling mosaics depicting life in Belarussia when it was built.

Transfer onto the 1/Brown line. Then, one stop (clockwise) t o:

3. Novoslobodskaya.  This station was designed around the stained-glass panels, which were made in Latvia, because Alexey Dushkin, the Soviet starchitect who dreamed it up (and also designed Mayakovskaya station) couldn’t find the glass and craft locally. The stained glass is the same used for Riga’s Cathedral, and the panels feature plants, flowers, members of the Soviet intelligentsia (musician, artist, architect) and geometric shapes.

Go two stops east on the 1/Circle line to:

4. Komsomolskaya. Named after the Komsomol, or the Young Communist League, this might just be peak Stalin Metro style. Underneath the hub for three regional railways, it was intended to be a grand gateway to Moscow and is today its busiest station. It has chandeliers; a yellow ceiling with Baroque embellishments; and in the main hall, a colossal red star overlaid on golden, shimmering tiles. Designer Alexey Shchusev designed it as an homage to the speech Stalin gave at Red Square on Nov. 7, 1941, in which he invoked Russia’s illustrious military leaders as a pep talk to Soviet soldiers through the first catastrophic year of the war.   The station’s eight large mosaics are of the leaders referenced in the speech, such as Alexander Nevsky, a 13th-century prince and military commander who bested German and Swedish invading armies.

One more stop clockwise to Kurskaya station,  and change onto the 3/Blue  line, and go one stop to:

5. Baumanskaya.   Opened in 1944. Named for the Bolshevik Revolutionary Nikolai Bauman , whose monument and namesake district are aboveground here. Though he seemed like a nasty piece of work (he apparently once publicly mocked a woman he had impregnated, who later hung herself), he became a Revolutionary martyr when he was killed in 1905 in a skirmish with a monarchist, who hit him on the head with part of a steel pipe. The station is in Art Deco style with atmospherically dim lighting, and a series of bronze sculptures of soldiers and homefront heroes during the War. At one end, there is a large mosaic portrait of Lenin.

Stay on that train direction one more east to:

6. Elektrozavodskaya. As you may have guessed from the name, this station is the Metro’s tribute to all thing electrical, built in 1944 and named after a nearby lightbulb factory. It has marble bas-relief sculptures of important figures in electrical engineering, and others illustrating the Soviet Union’s war-time struggles at home. The ceiling’s recurring rows of circular lamps give the station’s main tunnel a comforting glow, and a pleasing visual effect.

Double back two stops to Kurskaya station , and change back to the 1/Circle line. Sit tight for six stations to:

7. Kiyevskaya. This was the last station on the Circle line to be built, in 1954, completed under Nikita Khrushchev’ s guidance, as a tribute to his homeland, Ukraine. Its three large station halls feature images celebrating Ukraine’s contributions to the Soviet Union and Russo-Ukrainian unity, depicting musicians, textile-working, soldiers, farmers. (One hall has frescoes, one mosaics, and the third murals.) Shortly after it was completed, Khrushchev condemned the architectural excesses and unnecessary luxury of the Stalin era, which ushered in an epoch of more austere Metro stations. According to the legend at least, he timed the policy in part to ensure no Metro station built after could outshine Kiyevskaya.

Change to the 3/Blue line and go one stop west.

8. Park Pobedy. This is the deepest station on the Metro, with one of the world’s longest escalators, at 413 feet. If you stand still, the escalator ride to the surface takes about three minutes .) Opened in 2003 at Victory Park, the station celebrates two of Russia’s great military victories. Each end has a mural by Georgian artist Zurab Tsereteli, who also designed the “ Good Defeats Evil ” statue at the UN headquarters in New York. One mural depicts the Russian generals’ victory over the French in 1812 and the other, the German surrender of 1945. The latter is particularly striking; equal parts dramatic, triumphant, and gruesome. To the side, Red Army soldiers trample Nazi flags, and if you look closely there’s some blood spatter among the detail. Still, the biggest impressions here are the marble shine of the chessboard floor pattern and the pleasingly geometric effect if you view from one end to the other.

Keep going one more stop west to:

9. Slavyansky Bulvar.  One of the Metro’s youngest stations, it opened in 2008. With far higher ceilings than many other stations—which tend to have covered central tunnels on the platforms—it has an “open-air” feel (or as close to it as you can get, one hundred feet under). It’s an homage to French architect Hector Guimard, he of the Art Nouveau entrances for the Paris M é tro, and that’s precisely what this looks like: A Moscow homage to the Paris M é tro, with an additional forest theme. A Cyrillic twist on Guimard’s Metro-style lettering over the benches, furnished with t rees and branch motifs, including creeping vines as towering lamp-posts.

Stay on the 3/Blue line and double back four stations to:

10. Arbatskaya. Its first iteration, Arbatskaya-Smolenskaya station, was damaged by German bombs in 1941. It was rebuilt in 1953, and designed to double as a bomb shelter in the event of nuclear war, although unusually for stations built in the post-war phase, this one doesn’t have a war theme. It may also be one of the system’s most elegant: Baroque, but toned down a little, with red marble floors and white ceilings with gilded bronze c handeliers.

Jump back on the 3/Blue line  in the same direction and take it one more stop:

11. Ploshchad Revolyutsii (Revolution Square). Opened in 1938, and serving Red Square and the Kremlin . Its renowned central hall has marble columns flanked by 76 bronze statues of Soviet heroes: soldiers, students, farmers, athletes, writers, parents. Some of these statues’ appendages have a yellow sheen from decades of Moscow’s commuters rubbing them for good luck. Among the most popular for a superstitious walk-by rub: the snout of a frontier guard’s dog, a soldier’s gun (where the touch of millions of human hands have tapered the gun barrel into a fine, pointy blade), a baby’s foot, and a woman’s knee. (A brass rooster also sports the telltale gold sheen, though I am told that rubbing the rooster is thought to bring bad luck. )

Now take the escalator up, and get some fresh air.

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