Has anybody else suffered problems with bolts shearing on their speed concept aerobars? Seems a few people have - https://cyclinguphill.com/...ed-concept-aerobars/, so I thought Iād ask the wider community. Trek donāt seem to really care at this point, perhaps with a few more voices they may actually do somethingā¦
This has happened to me twice now. First time in Kona last year, at the top of the Hawi climb, the rear bolt snapped, sending me over the handlebars and resulting in a broken wrist. Everything was torqued to spec, but bolts ~ 18 months old and a little worn due to heavy indoor use. I put this failure down to my lack of maintenance. I contacted Trek afterwards and they responded in true corporate fashion āā¦we have not identified any problems in that areaā (OWTTE).
The same thing happened to me this last weekend. This time I was riding faster, so was able to stay upright when the aerobars pitched forwards suddenly, but the result could have been much worse at this speed. This time - bolts less than 8 weeks old (yes, Trekās āSpeed Concept Fastener Setā, which cost me 40GBP for a set of a dozen or so boltsā¦), all tightened correctly and set up as per instruction. It happened riding over a railway crossing, it wasnāt a large impact. Again, similar response from Trek.
When I found the above link, I figured there are probably many more people out there who have experienced similar and I hope to hear from some of those people.
Alex
This has happened to me twice now. First time in Kona last year, at the top of the Hawi climb, the rear bolt snapped, sending me over the handlebars and resulting in a broken wrist. Everything was torqued to spec, but bolts ~ 18 months old and a little worn due to heavy indoor use. I put this failure down to my lack of maintenance. I contacted Trek afterwards and they responded in true corporate fashion āā¦we have not identified any problems in that areaā (OWTTE).
The same thing happened to me this last weekend. This time I was riding faster, so was able to stay upright when the aerobars pitched forwards suddenly, but the result could have been much worse at this speed. This time - bolts less than 8 weeks old (yes, Trekās āSpeed Concept Fastener Setā, which cost me 40GBP for a set of a dozen or so boltsā¦), all tightened correctly and set up as per instruction. It happened riding over a railway crossing, it wasnāt a large impact. Again, similar response from Trek.
When I found the above link, I figured there are probably many more people out there who have experienced similar and I hope to hear from some of those people.
Alex