Hi Squirdad,

I have also talked to the support tech on the phone. They said that there would prefer it if I or any reseller did not ship the bikes to buyers. They want a Trek certified Bike Mechanic to assemble them. This way they know it's done right. I agreed to that totally. If you break the bike during assembly it will void the Warranty. But if a bike mechanic breaks it then it’s is covered by the LSB. This is why they make the dealers agree to not ship them. But as a reseller you can ship them and if the person buying the bike has their LSB that’s a Trek Dealer assemble the bike it will have the full warranty sold with the bike.

So bottom line if you want a Trek for half price with a full warranty then get it, but have a Trek Dealer LBS assemble it. If not then you will not have a warranty.

That’s from TREK. Any more question?