Also keep in mind you can order different length cradles for the aerobar for more or less reach.
Now I am thoroughly confused. Since I raised this question last night, Wheelworxrob who owns a very impressive Trek store in Dublin, Ireland has had his hands on tons of the new Speed Concepts and he said he went from a Large 2nd Gen to a Medium 3rd Gen as the new frames are running slightly larger than the previous model.
His messageĆ¢ā¬Ā¦ā¦
Ć¢ā¬ÅHey Stefan, if anything the new model seems slightly bigger despite the geometry charts saying theyĆ¢ā¬ā¢re similar. IĆ¢ā¬ā¢ve ridden a large in the old model and will move down to a medium. Looking at your setup it looks long, you should check to make sure that youĆ¢ā¬ā¢ve enough length in the new model. IĆ¢ā¬ā¢d advise getting a qualified bike fitter to look at sizing for you.Ć¢ā¬Ā
Rob Cummins
I know trek says the max tire for the New speed concept is 25mm front and 28mm rearĆ¢ā¬Ā¦.
But IĆ¢ā¬ā¢m wondering if anyones put on 28mm on the front and have no issues?
I have 28 front and rear. Schwalbe Pro One TLR on Zipp 404 Firecrest as well as GP5000 TL on Enve 5.4Ć¢ā¬ā¢s. Plenty of clearance left.
What are you inspecting? Was the issue the cabling ports on bullhorns or the stem recessed area? I never saw a definitive statement on where the issue wasā¦did I miss that?
That is where your stack and reach measurements would help - knowing those, we could see where your fit falls for the Speed Concept!
Trek has gone radio silent as they are dealing with the CPSC (which is bound to be fun). I would inspect the whole thing, but I am especially focusing on the port on the bottom of the base bars where the cables go in. Note: this doesnāt mean there may not be an issue you canāt see. Make your own risk assessment before you decide to ride.
niceā¦thx for sharing the photos. I have struggled a long time figuring out how to get a bottle there.
I really love the new bike. I have now trained for a few months on it and raced an ironman on it. Only change i made was moving to a Dash saddle. Disappointed by the base bar ādonāt rideā, of course. All my issues have been tiny. The plastic cover that covers the tri bar shifting wires ā those fly off all the time (thought i finally had a bike that didnāt need duct tape, lol!). I also donāt use the plastic storage system as i canāt fit a tube in it(!). Much easier to put spare tire in and co2/tire iron etc in a padded bag on top of it.
Hoping the tri bar h2o system is available soon. Surprised that has taken so long after the bike has been out.
The new BTA bottle arrived at my LBS last week, maybe worth a call if youāve already order one
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Has anyone see a photo of a bar with the affected spot broken? I donĆ¢ā¬ā¢t mean the one with the bullhorn; one with it broken or cracked where the warranty concern is?
Iām hearing mid August at soonest for a solution - anyone got any new updates?
My LBS informed me yesterday that the āStop sellā request from Trek has been removed as the cause of the original failure has been identified as crash damage related. This means that SC are showing as available to ship in 30 days again. Anyone seen an official communication ?
If true that would be consistent with what was reported a few pages back. The damage seemed to be from travel.
But its unfortunate that even the Bike Box Allan is tough enough to protect it??! If BBA canāt, no other case/bag can 
I talked to Trek customer service and thatās about what they told me. He said if the CPSC approves their (Treks) solution that mid to late August for it to roll out.
Glad I hadnāt sold my old TT bike yet.
But its unfortunate that even the Bike Box Allan is tough enough to protect it??! If BBA canāt, no other case/bag can
I just flew with mine in a BBA case over the weekend and didnāt have an issue (this is my 3rd trip with the bike and bba case). I use one of the velcro straps to secure the base bars so the bars/front end/fork donāt rotate. Weāll never know what exactly happened but itās possible TSA could have shifted some things around when they opened up the case and tried to close the case up with the front end misaligned.
And once trek replaces the base bar, would it be safe to assume they fully tested it on much heavier load? And is fool proof? Or would we still need to be concerned?
Hey all, just a heads up that nothing has changed - not sure who āconfirmedā this, but it is inaccurate. The Speed Concept base bar is still pending a recall while we are in discussions with the CPSC. Once the CPSC approves what we have presented, weāll have the wheels in motion.
Thanks for the update Mitch. We appreciate it.
Hoping that Trekās solution/replacement base bar lives up the the high standard and quality we expect and has been thoroughly tested this time. Best.