Trek 5200 Snapped

[vernon]

However , if Evans claim that they are standing the cost themselves how can they object to your requesting a bike from a different manufacturer if you wanted one ?

If they get difficult I would point out that I was trying to be nice ... but that I would soon start remembering my cuts / bruises / whiplash etc . They must know they are up **** creek . Do they normally replace bikes when there is no liability ?

Malkie.

Evans are within their rights. If the customer is totally cheesed off he could ask for his money back and purchase a bike elsewhere.

Remembering the cuts and bruises by now will involve the purchasing of some theatrical make up for the photographic evidence and a compliant GP to write the retrospective medical report.

Replacement of the bike isn't necessarily an admission of liability....

 

[fossyant]

Argh that's nasty........ what is the lifetime of carbon, seen rather a lot of big frame failures.... ?

 

[papereyes]

madone 5.2 arrived

hey guys

thanks for all the advice, ended up with trek replacing the framset with a mdaone 5.2
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going to take it for its maiden voyage on tuesday, just seriously been missing riding, and just hope everything is in tact when i get back!

 

[ash68]

looks smart, good luck, hope everythings ok from now on.

 

[giant man]

Argh that's nasty........ what is the lifetime of carbon, seen rather a lot of big frame failures.... ?

You got to blame the manufacturers not the material. There's nothing wrong with carbon, but I wouldn't buy another Trek if it were me. I never like them before, I like them even less now.

 

[peejay78]

You got to blame the manufacturers not the material. There's nothing wrong with carbon, but I wouldn't buy another Trek if it were me. I never like them before, I like them even less now.

good enough for lance armstrong though...

i have to be careful here, steve edited a post about trek i left in beginners which started with the phrase "you can't polish a turd". admittedly, i wasn't being very helpful and it was the wrong thread to offer opinion... i considered myself told off.

 

[Foghat]

Nasty.

Do you ride over a lot of cattle grids?

 

[Monty Dog]

A materials scientist would be able to determine the mode of failure - particularly if it was due to a pre-existing fault or impact damage. I don't think the huge stack of spacers on such a short head tube helped the problem either. No material or process can be guaranteed 100% reliable - but it's likely that that frame was creaking well before it snapped.

 

[gavintc]

A materials scientist would be able to determine the mode of failure - particularly if it was due to a pre-existing fault or impact damage. I don't think the huge stack of spacers on such a short head tube helped the problem either. No material or process can be guaranteed 100% reliable - but it's likely that that frame was creaking well before it snapped.

I note you have replaced the spacers on your new bike with a similar stack. I 'think' but you would be advised to check, that you are recommended to have no more than an inch of spacers. As Monty has commented a stack of spacers will not help. It places strong leverage forces on the head tube.

 

[Dave5N]

I note you have replaced the spacers on your new bike with a similar stack. I 'think' but you would be advised to check, that you are recommended to have no more than an inch of spacers. As Monty has commented a stack of spacers will not help. It places strong leverage forces on the head tube.

Aw, that's a shame.

'Cos that 'Thorn' look is just sooo attractive...

 

[spandex]

How did the ride go

 

[pjm-84]

I had to join just to look at the photos.... OMG.

I've cracked 4 carbon frames and a cross frame in 3years but have never seen anything like that.