Is Kswiss Trek still in existence? Heather Jackson is gone, Joe Gambles signed to wear TYR I think, they don’t have a website I can find or very good social media presence. Just curious more than anything…
Brent
They are still on the Trek site, but old pics.
I believe it was a Kswiss team…not all riders were on Treks, e.g. Rinny. I am sure they would love to have all the Kswiss athletes on Treks though.
No, it was a joint team between Trek and Kswiss (led by Leito). Pretty much fizzled out after the first year, since they lost Raelert and focused on uber bikers.
That’s a Trek website I post above. There was/is a Trek K Swiss team. You are just referring to the K Swiss athletes such as Leanda Cave, the Raelert Brothers, Rinny, Torsten Abel etc…
Hey guys, yes the Trek/K-Swiss Team is still running strong. We had a couple athletes leave the T/K program as they got more $ elsewhere. Heather J went onto Zoot, and lost M.Raelert a few years ago so he could race as a “team” with his brother Andreas - “Raelert Brothers,” but they both still run in our shoes/apparel.
We have a few Pro Teams at K-Swiss - We have the Trek/K-Swiss Team comprised of Chris/Matt Lieto, Joe Gambles (signed with TYR for wetsuits only), Paul Matthews, Fraser Cartmell, Lesley Paterson and 1 to be named in the next couple weeks.
We also have a K-Swiss Team comprised of Rinny, TO, Luke McKenzie, Leanda Cave, Gina Crawford, Belinda Granger, Jessica Jacobs, Kate Bevilaqua, and a few more up and comers.
Hope this answers some of your questions.
Ben Harper
K-Swiss
Is Dibens still on the T/K team?
Also is Hillary Biscay running in K-swiss now?
I just want to say it’s awesome how K-swiss has supported triathlon and pro triathlete’s, and not just running and pure runners. I think it’s great for the sport.
Thanks Ben. Kswiss does a great job with it’s athletes and promotion, but the Trek/K-Swiss team just hasn’t reached potential that it could from a social media standpoint. Heck, the Raelerts get more info out there and they are pretty quiet cats.
X2 on the Dibens thing, I know she is Trek for life, but can’t imagine that she isn’t in K-Swiss…
Thanks for chiming in though, and supporting tri like you guys do. Pretty stellar.
Brent
K-Swiss has done an awesome job investing in the triathlon sector. Thank you Ben for backing the Wattie Ink Elite Team.
I share Justin’s sentiments. I’m on the Eleonore Rocks team and I’m super pumped about rocking KSwiss gear this season. Thanks for the support of not just my team but the sport as well.
Dibens and KS are still working out things for 2012 and beyond.
Hillary went to Team Trackers at the beginning of 2011.
Thx for the love Jeff/Brent! It’s been fun growing a brand within a sport that has so much passion. Partnering up with teams like Wattie Ink, Eleanore Rocks and supporting not only the top level pro’s (Rinny/Raelerts) but also pro’s that are making that leap into the upper echelon, has been a fun way to market a brand.
No you guys have really positioned yourselves as a tri brand but also with some amazing runners. That Symonds guy is pretty fast, you might want to hook him up. After the IMC fun run last year he’s been on a bit of a roll haha!
Brent
I am a big K-Swiss fan, turned on to the shoes thanks to Bree Wee and Terenzo Bozzone. I like your business model and the athletes you recruit. Now if only I could affort a new Trek.
Pretty sure Dibens is hobbling around in Newtons.
No one brought up Triathlon on Kswiss commercials.
Thanks a lot. You guys are doing an amazing job. Are you all still going to be partnered with Ironman? There was a rumor that you all were not. The Ironman K Swiss gear you all sell online (Including the K Swiss Tri-Suits) are really nice.
Yes, we are still partnered up with IM and will continue to be at all the full Ironman’s in the US as well as a few 70.3’s.
Ben Harper
K-Swiss
Sports Marketing
You are correct.