sommer wrote:
I would absolutely buy a couple of pairs of these from you! I have replaced every bolt in the cockpit of my SC (and my wife's) except for these! And that's only because I can't find them in stainless steel. These would be perfect! As a side question (to the group): Why doesn't Trek use stainless steel bolts? Especially for the cockpits. Mine became rusted within the first month of use, and besides looking like crap there has to be some degradation there I would assume. They could at least offer a "bolt kit" in stainless as an aftermarket.
Sommer,
Thank you for your reply!
The bolts are still in the works, I had no idea there was a demand like this.
In regards to your other question GatorRacer talked appropriately about this earlier in the thread - a standard stainless bolt (or the stainless material they would "purchase") would not be ideal for the load/unload factor these bolts are working against. Trek looks at this as any manufacture would - what works and whats cheapest.
That is why the bolts I mentioned are not only a custom 450 stainless but also require machine work and other treatments.