Originally Posted by
Skitch
Thanks a ton for the information! I'm still very much interested in buying the bike, so I'll do what I can to bring him down.
I do not believe that Trek frames are true monocoque and in any case, OCLV has been associated with Trek frames since at least the early early 2000s so I don't think the seller was trying to intentionally fool you.
Also I believe OCLV is a crock of marketing BS. OCLV tech might make Trek frames stronger but really now, when was the last time someone had their frame break JRA? Most incidents can be traced to a single catastrophic load, such as hitting a garage or a crash.