I get the point about aesthetic design if the entire bike was like that but only the top tube seems out of place, hence my query. The bike is in a well lit room with roof windows where I prepped it for ride wrap, so when the sunlight hit it, I noticed, as you would when riding on a good day...
Can anyone with the 9.8XT in deep smoke colour, put my mind at ease and check if you have this effect/defect? on the top tube...
https://www.emtbforums.com/threads/so-whos-ordered-the-trek-fuel-exe.29759/post-439063
Ordered the 9.8XT Deep Smoke, Medium in August but just picked it up due to injury. When I was inspecting it under natural sunlight and a torch pre-ride wrapping, the top tube shows what appears to be the carbon patches and looks like they didn't use enough paint. Trek store and their HQ said...