Hey Carl - I picked it up today and my LBS has inserted the shim provided by Trek. I spoke with the head mechanic he communicated that from his conversations with Trek, you guys are making these shims in-house in Wisconsin as a short-term solution, and are working on having a new seat post clasp (the piece that gets tightened) for the longer term and that the LBS will contact me as soon as they receive them. Is this the strategy as you understand it?

Also, would it be possible to have a new larger seat post sent as well, as I'm not sure I can see a clasp alone solving the problem further down the seat-tube, into the frame (I've felt/heard rocking in there toward the bottom of the post on previous rides.) And obviously, given the investment, I expect to race this bike for many seasons.

Thanks again for all your help, and happy holidays to you guys.

Best,
James