New Bike, Cracked Frame....

[Smokin Joe]

And I though ti frames were near indestructible

Only in the sense that the material doesn't corrode. But if the designer gets his sums wrong it can fracture just like any other material.

 

[MartinC]

And I though ti frames were near indestructible

Ti is virtually indestructible but you have to be very careful to weld it under a blanket of inert gas to exclude oxygen - otherwise the weld is weak. So how indestructible a Ti frame is depends on how well it was made.

 

[Globalti]

It's pretty flexible - I bent the dropout hanger on my Ti Global quite badly once when my derailleur picked up a big old sheet of polythene lying on the ground. But it bent back easily enough.

 

[C_Sharp]

And I though ti frames were near indestructible

Did anyone ever see these shocking pictures of a Litespeed Ti frame that carcked ?

http://www.bikeradar...der=asc&start=0

 

[OLDSHUNTER]

Jimbhoy how did you get on with the frame return ?

 

[Crankarm]

Your life sounds really tough. "My wife went on holiday without me, I miss her. Still she sent Cameron Diaz and Eva Mendes round, so I'm having to make do with them. I don't much like either of them, but I suppose Cameron can knock up a decent lasagne, so I don't mind her not putting the bins out as regularly as I'd like, and Eva's got the hang of the washing machine but she keeps leaving her knickers in the bathroom. Ah well."

Goddesses from Athena or were they a Mirage?

What was their Chorus line?

Still you'd want to Record them for posterity .............. .

Never look a gift horse or two in the ..................

 

[TheDoctor]

Taxi and coat for Mr Crankarm!!!


(nice punnage, BTW)

 

[MrRidley]

Ok time to update, got my bike back today, great service from Ridley who not only replaced the frame, they also replaced the forks, headset and chain, and sent me a letter of apology, also great service from Solid Rock Cycles Glasgow, Mark who runs it kept me updated with developments throughout, so very pleased i've got it back, now time to get some miles in.

 

[Scoosh]

Ok time to update, got my bike back today, great service from Ridley who not only replaced the frame, they also replaced the forks, headset and chain, and sent me a letter of apology, also great service from Solid Rock Cycles Glasgow, Mark who runs it kept me updated with developments throughout, so very pleased i've got it back, now time to get some miles in.

great result and well done to all concerned.

This is Jim "I don't need the miles" ???
(you were heard by more than myself )

 

[HJ]

great result and well done to all concerned.

This is Jim "I don't need the miles" ???
(you were heard by more than myself )

That was last month...

 

[MrRidley]

That was last month...

Well said that man, especially since i treated myself to a new bike today, a lovely little cheeky Bianchi but i had to sell one first, to celebrate i'm going to have a few drinks tonight, then break the news to my darling wife

 

[HLaB]

Well said that man, especially since i treated myself to a new bike today, a lovely little cheeky Bianchi but i had to sell one first, to celebrate i'm going to have a few drinks tonight, then break the news to my darling wife

Since its better than your old bike, is that n + 0.5 Enjoy

 

[Scoosh]

Well said that man, especially since i treated myself to a new bike today, a lovely little cheeky Bianchi but i had to sell one first, to celebrate i'm going to have a few drinks tonight, then break the news to my darling wife

Is this another 5 month delivery ? Same Bianchi as ordered before ?

Surely not

 

[JimtheScot]

Well said that man, especially since i treated myself to a new bike today, a lovely little cheeky Bianchi but i had to sell one first, to celebrate i'm going to have a few drinks tonight, then break the news to my darling wife

well done Jim. Looking forward to seeing your new Bianchi.