I agree. It isn’t a huge deal to me (I’m just a beginner), but more advanced riders would be concerned. At $1,800, I would think it would have a thru axleIt's a damn shame that the Roscoes are still coming with QR axles at that price range....
Robustness, reliability, and getting your moneys worth. Having a frame that is worth upgrading. QR skewers are not adequate for trail riding.Just curious, other than compatibility with a wide variety of hubs, what benefit are you seeing to having a through axle, instead of a quick release, on the back of a fixed-length-chainstay hardtail?
Gotcha, I'll stop riding my QR bikes on the same trails I ride my TA bikes right awayQR skewers are not adequate for trail riding.
No reason to take my comment personally. Unless you work for Trek and like over-pricing inadequate equipment.Gotcha, I'll stop riding my QR bikes on the same trails I ride my TA bikes right away![]()
Yes, I did friend. But you implied that a QR is inadequate for what the bike is designed for. If you're taking a 100-120mm travel hardtail down stuff that you NEED a through axle for, you have the wrong bike. There is no ejection risk from the rear dropouts using a QR as there is for typical forks (which is a through axle on them, anyway), nor is the stiffness seriously impacted with a nicely triangulated chainstay/seatstay. I'll give you that the supplied QR is--generously--crap.I never said what you implied. But you knew that.
If you're going to put the minimum speced tech on a bike, then don't over-charge for it. Put a goddamn thru-axel on the thing you greedy bastards.Yes, I did friend. But you implied that a QR is inadequate for what the bike is designed for. If you're taking a 100-120mm travel hardtail down stuff that you NEED a through axle for, you have the wrong bike. There is no ejection risk from the rear dropouts using a QR as there is for typical forks (which is a through axle on them, anyway), nor is the stiffness seriously impacted with a nicely triangulated chainstay/seatstay. I'll give you that the supplied QR is--generously--crap.
Simply: I've ridden the same rocky/rooty trails on everything from ultralight titanium QRs, to nutted chromoly axles, to 12mm through axles. The axle is not stopping me from going as fast as the next bike, the frame design (and suspension) is.
My experience tells me people will upgrade their bike regardless of what other peoples' opinions are, and as far as reliability or robustness, well, hard to get more reliable than a ~90 year-old, mature technology. We've more than figured out the limitations of a 5mm QR at this point.
By the way, community standards state that you need to put your (corporate) affiliations front and center--you'll see that from @[email protected] up above.