Trek Files Suit Against LeMond

Oh boy. The Greg LeMond v. Lance Armstrong debate is reaching new heights. As if the sport hasn't suffered enough public disgrace, Trek must now add gasoline to the fire.

Trek Bicycling Corp. is now suing LeMond Cycling to end the two entities' 13-year partnership. That's sad, particularly considering the laughability of the filing.

Many cyclists will tell you they support LeMond, and I'll continue riding my Zurich with pride, thanks much.

Much of this lawsuit likely boils down to Trek seeking to extricate itself from the deal and jettison the brand. But Trek (which I lost faith in after breaking two of its carbon fiber road frames within two years due to repeated design failures) is claiming LeMond Cycling is reselling product inappropriately, And it's pissed LeMond has the audacity to continue questioning Armstrong's integrity.

Anyone who knew of Armstrong before he contracted cancer knew he could be, well, unpleasant. That's no secret. Since when is questing someone's integrity (in a sport entirely derailed by drug abuse) a crime?

I'll tell you this much. I could never get more than 900 miles on Trek's proprietary OCLV road frames before cracking the bottom bracket (bottom, non-drive side). My LeMond Reynolds 853 steel frame has six or seven thousand miles on it, all with no cracks or failures whatsoever.

I won't be buying any more Trek products. Count me disappointed, but I don't believe a three-time Tour de France winner selling a few folks bikes at his employee price constitutes a legitimate threat to Trek's vast network of well-aligned dealers. Nor did LeMond make any public comments cyclists haven't already discussed candidly amongst themselves.