hey trekkin: have you talked to your LBS about it?....see if they can get the Trek dealer in or at least talk to him? I know Treks big thing is they "listen". The quick-release for my seat on my Navigator 200 isn't quick and it doesn't want to release. It takes two people to close the release when I adjust the seat. I mentioned it to my LBS and they told me A) I wasn't the first to complain about it and B) they had just seen their Trek dealer and told him about it and were told he (the dealer) would pass the word on up to see about getting a recall and replacment on the part. It could be Trek can do something about those shifters?