Originally Posted by
softreset
Steering is unchanged. The flex in the top stem area is significantly less than what the seat post does. If it anything it feels more like a loose headset (in terms of play/movement).
I haven't taken tried to whip the bike around on crappy surfaces but on parking lot chip seal I felt no more/less connected to the road versus the previous iteration.
I'm sure they did a fine job. Trek actually works their tails off on the engineering side and do a lot of testing. I just didn't find it necessary. But I'm obviously in the minority because the number one complaint I saw about the original was the stiff front end. I'm happy to be wrong.