Trek Domane - possibly destroyed in strange incident
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Your comment is amusing, coming from someone with your avatar.
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On a different note, did we get an update from OP regarding his claim at the LBS?
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Not really. If you get enough bikes running over enough sticks, eventually something weird will happen. This poor guy just happened to be the unlucky one.
Your comment is amusing, coming from someone with your avatar.
Delighted to amuse you, hopefully the OP gets his bike back together for lots of happy miles ahead
Your comment is amusing, coming from someone with your avatar.
Delighted to amuse you, hopefully the OP gets his bike back together for lots of happy miles ahead
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"noimagination Not really. If you get enough bikes running over enough sticks, eventually something weird will happen. This poor guy just happened to be the unlucky one.
Your comment is amusing, coming from someone with your avatar "
Delighted to amuse you, hopefully the OP gets his bike back together for lots of happy miles ahead
Your comment is amusing, coming from someone with your avatar "
Delighted to amuse you, hopefully the OP gets his bike back together for lots of happy miles ahead
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Good advice. My Niner carbon frame suffered some major damage near the bottom bracket on only my second ride on the bike. I wept openly. My LBS recommended I send the frame off to be repaired vs replaced. The place that did the repair did such a good job (even matching the paint perfectly), that I can't tell anything ever happened. It wasn't cheap, but it was much cheaper than replacing the frame. The repair shop is in Watsonville, CA.
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OP here. Looks like I am getting a new bike (upgrading to the Domane SL5 over the SL4). The cost to get the frame and everything else fixed was going to be in the $1,500 range and Trek is going to give me 30% off of the entire new bike so it's only a bit more to get the new bike that is a decent upgrade. It really sucks though.
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Jungleland Check your homeowner insurance. they may fill the gap pretty well (minus your deductible). can hurt to ask, and to review yoru coverage while you are at it, you may have other coverage you need and are missing.
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OP here. Looks like I am getting a new bike (upgrading to the Domane SL5 over the SL4). The cost to get the frame and everything else fixed was going to be in the $1,500 range and Trek is going to give me 30% off of the entire new bike so it's only a bit more to get the new bike that is a decent upgrade. It really sucks though.
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you have an awful lot of faith in the dork disc.
I build over 150 bikes a month, and about 20% of them have dork discs that didn’t make it through shipping.
The bike is fine otherwise, and the box shows no signs of rough treatment. If the dork disc is this fragile, what make you think it will actually keep the bike from getting damaged?
I build over 150 bikes a month, and about 20% of them have dork discs that didn’t make it through shipping.
The bike is fine otherwise, and the box shows no signs of rough treatment. If the dork disc is this fragile, what make you think it will actually keep the bike from getting damaged?
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Trek is going to get the frame back but I get the rest of it. I will use the pedals that I had on it but keep the rest as replacement parts. I will use the pedals for the new bike but I will keep the seat, handlebars and front wheel as a spare part (and whatever else is salvageable).
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Trek is going to get the frame back but I get the rest of it. I will use the pedals that I had on it but keep the rest as replacement parts. I will use the pedals for the new bike but I will keep the seat, handlebars and front wheel as a spare part (and whatever else is salvageable).
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Stick? Look at the chain.... possibly quicklink was not put on correctly and came apart grabbing both derailleurs in the process. Full warranty.
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This just happened to my kid a few weeks ago (new chain put on by the shop, old bike). Fortunately, nothing worse than the walk of shame. It only half came apart, which made it harder to deal with.
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Jungleland Check your homeowner insurance. they may fill the gap pretty well (minus your deductible). can hurt to ask, and to review yoru coverage while you are at it, you may have other coverage you need and are missing.
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A friend had Trek replace his dream years ago for a crack. Really just looked like the paint but Trek stood up for him. Old parts transferred to the new frame. Trek provided a couple parts to replace those that did not fit the new frame. Those parts he got to keep. Only issue you don’t get to pick the color back then.
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Same thing happened to me, but the frame on my CAAD12. Was riding Mt. Vernon when the guy in front of me ran over a snake. It jumped right into me rear wheel where he tangled in the chain, RD, cassette and wheel. I completely shredded the snake. I spent two days picking snake bits out.