That why Trek change the naming structure.
2022 bike have the same name as a 2024 bike (colors too) so it is almost impossible to know the year of the bike, only the year you got it. I mean, it really don’t matter much (IMO), but many do care about getting the best price and usually older stock means lower price and Trek is basically not on board with that.
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FWIW my 2022 Checkpoint SL6 appears to have exactly the same components as a 2023.
Trek serial number has some good stuff in it. As I understand it, the first 3 digits after WTU is the day of the year it rolled off the assembly line. The final letter at the end of the serial number is the year.
Example: my bike is a 2022
- the last letter in the serial number is an “S”
- a 2023 it will be “T”
- a 2024 it will be “U”
Best I can tell, my 2022 Checkpoint AXS SL6 has the same components as a 2023 AXS SL6. And same as a 2024 AXS SL6. I’ve looked at the bike shop, haven’t carefully inspected every last component but all the big components are the same across those three years.
Another way to look up differences is to go to the Trek bike archive page: https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bike-tech-library/
Yeah. That’s why I said it doesn’t matter (to me) that much. I get we as consumers want the newest posible when buying, and we are comparing it to buying cars, where a 22 can be the same as a 24 but the year will have an impact on resale value. I get you can make an argument of components seating on the floor for years, but lets face it, it really is not a HUGE issue.
I wonder if one could go to a trek store and try to get some discount on an “older” bike (using the sn trick)
yeah if the bikes are the same I don’t understand the thinking its a ripoff if you get a 2022 or a 2023 or a 2024. Is anyone worried about resale value because they plan to flip it within a year or two? If you are, why not buy 1-2 year old bike?
Best I can tell my Checkpoint was made August 3, 2022, and purchased almost a year later on July 20th at a 25% discount (before tax). After 3 months that guy sold it to me at 28% discount off his out-the-door (OTD) price. The bike was basically brand new. You know what impacted his resale? People weren’t buying bikes. He listed on FB Marketplace at 13% discount off his OTD, and with almost no negotiation he discounted it to fund his MTB dream build. On the flip side, in a hot market like 2021, he could have sold it for breakeven or really close to that price.
Cars are so much more complex than bikes, you can’t compare. With used cars the resale value is based on mileage and condition, more so than simply model year. And call me cheap but my only concern buying used is getting a model year with the fewest mechanical/electrical issues, which sometimes means avoiding the first year of a redesign cycle.
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So what are they going to do after 2029?
The issue is they couldn’t sell the thing for a year or more, so I should be getting a discount because nobody else wants the stupid thing. THOSE ARE THE RULES AND I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL.
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I’m with you. I also feel that regardless of there being no change, this not being automobiles, etc, whether buying new or used, I’m going to give less money for an older product. If there are two identical bikes on Marketplace and one is 2 years older than the other, most people are not going to give identical value to the 2 bikes.
We have a local Trek dealer and I was in the market for a XC MTB. I was eyeing a supercaliber that was a year old but they wouldn’t budge on the price. I ended up going with a Blur… I check back every now and then. As of writing this the now 3 year old bike is still sitting on their floor at the same price. 
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Surely they’d be better off getting back some of the money they have tied up in this albatross that won’t get any easier to sell, and using it to stock some merchandise that does sell. But I don’t know, maybe I’m missing something.
I think my LBS does have some bike inventory that is pretty old, but they usually operate by custom order, not so much selling floor stock. They never have much in the way of bike inventory on hand. So maybe it’s just some bikes they keep so the store isn’t empty.
Damn. Solid deal. These are normally $3900, they dropped to $3100 once in July.
“Fastest way to go broke saving money” - is how I feel about this thread.
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Yes… and there can me mechanical changes between years that are invisible to the functionality and the users… sometimes they fix stuff or slightly mod things to save a few bucks… but unless you are hardcore car person, you cant tell.
I have their Summit Stratos 12 hour and the Summit Raptor. The Stratos tend to chafe right where I don’t want them to after 3-4 hours, so I really need to go heavy on the chamois cream. Raptors are preferable for me because of the chamois, even though the Stratos have a generally better fit. Probably just my weird dad bod.
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what if i tell you I bought the bike new from the shop 2 years ago…
I’d tell you… It’s a used bike worth 25% what you paid at best. 
The way it works in all the ads I’ve seen for lightly used bikes is an ad with the following:
- I’m the first owner
- sometimes the approximate age / purchase date
- components/specs/upgrades
- no crashes, or not mentioned (red flag?!)
Because ultimately with bikes the perceived value comes down to:
- mechanical wear/tear, including appearance
- any remaining warranty
- upgrades
- perception of value relative to buying new and getting full warranty
So “we” ask questions about warranty (do you have receipt?) and condition, then go see it and inspect before buying.
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I’d ask you to share the SN so I could check the age of the bike.
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You would… trek out the year on the SN, but some companies might not…
But I can go on the company website and see the year they made that bike for other companies. If Trek is putting out the exact same bike in multiple years, I can’t do that.
If you read the 3 and 4 star reviews on the Pactimo site, many agree with you that the newer 12 hour chamois can chafe, and many of those reviewers prefer the older version or another Pactimo bib