When I was installing the rear wheel, the rear derailleur slipped out of my hand and banged back. A small part fell off the rear section and for the life of me I don't know what it is and where it belongs.
Can anyone enlighten me on this?
Bike is a Trek Rail 9.8 XT
Does anyone have any final information as to whether the stays on the 9.7 and 9.8 are actually made of aluminum, as previously stated here, or still made of carbon as on last year's models?
Found some pics of the new Powerflys on a german site:
https://www.elektrofahrrad24.de/blog/trek-rail-powerfly-2021
They've also listed the "Trek Rail 9.8 XT - 2021" (only version so far) with some new colors mentioned (not shown unfortunately):
"Carbon Red Smoke / Lithium Grey" and "Teal /...
On the Trek website, the Rail 9.8 XT version has a significantly lower total weight of about 600 grams compared to the regular GX version.
9.8 XT weight: M - 21.34 kg / 47.04 lbs (with TLR sealant, no tubes) | 9.8 GX weight: M - 21.92 kg / 48.33 lbs (with TLR sealant, no tubes)
Apart from the...
Thank you for the advice, MsO!
I just read your thread. You didn't move the upper battery position further towards the bottom bracket, did you?
Do you know how to do that?
I'm sorry to hear that. It is sad that this poor built quality seems to be quite common.
But beware, there are people...
Because of several other paint damages on the frame and fork which I have not mentioned here in this post. However, the defects listed here by me were not mentioned in the advertisement.
After a long time of searching, comparing and evaluating, I bought a Trek Rail 9.7 online, which is an exhibition model and therefore had a decent discount.
After receiving it, I noticed several flaws and I would like to know if they can be completely fixed.
The main problem concerns the...