Originally Posted by
oldbobcat
And I was talking about the Synapse. You brought up both. But you're right to point out that lateral stiffness at the front end is just as important. That's why your Synapse has a tapered steerer.
By now the Pilot 5's shortcomings are well-known and practically moot to everyone except Trek's warranty department. How much fault lies in the design studio and how much at the factory in Taiwan is anyone's guess. Mine says it was a team effort.
Hmmm. I never thought of the Pilot 5's shortcomings as anything other than design. BTW, Pilots were made back in Wisconsin then, no? Taiwan didn't come into the scene until 2010. And say what you will about Taiwan, but their carbon technology is way ahead of ours.
I wasn't aware the tapered steerer improved front end stiffness.