mikerhymeswith

one week after installing a new alpha q fork i find a crack in the left seat stay on my pedal force cf frame; i've crashed the bike twice on the right side (in april and may); i have no idea how the left side could have been damaged; there are no indications of any severe blows - just a small scuff and a crack

i've considered trying for a warranty replacement but i have trust issues with this frame brand now

i found the bmc streetfire frameset at usd600 and the cervelo s1 at usd1200; i am waiting to hear from Kane bikes; this is a good price range for me

i could use some advice as i may not be thinking clearly now
thanks

ljrichar

Used Caad9 on Ebay.

Phatman

dang dude, way to end the thread early...

unterhausen

not exactly a flood of those frames on ebay. I didn't see any, but I didn't look for misspelled listings.

nitropowered

I had a broken frame in the shop a while back. Since it was totalled, I figured I could do some destructive testing on carbon. So I took a hammer and whacked the frame really hard. The point of impact did not show any visible damage but the other side of the tube had cracked. For those wondering, it was an aero shaped downtube near the bottom bracket.

So something similar may have happened. You crashed on your right, but the force was transfered to the left and cracked the chainstay

mikerhymeswith

i think the word is out on caad9 on ebay

adding caad9 to my list

mikerhymeswith

i'll bet you are correct; wouldn't that mean this frame is wimpy? both falls ended with me and bike skittering along pavement - no sudden stops; someone mentioned the possibility of cf repair but maybe that would be throwing good money at a bad frame

wanders

saw a couple of kane's in reidsville today. those are nice looking frames.

Crash716

BMC Racemaster is pretty bad arse...

Fat Boy

The older Six13's have the same geometry and are probably a little better bike. They go for about the same money.

You also might look a the Soul group buy.

mikerhymeswith

i'm getting a crash replacement frame from Pedal Force; it didn't expect that; very good customer service

i'm still going with an aluminum race bike

ericm979

Awesome! They're good people.

Those break in crashes too.

ridethecliche

Much cheaper to replace most of the time.

Cannondale's crash replacement's cost very little compared to the initial expense of a frame.

Heck, if they're going to start making CAAD8's abroad now, those would be like 300 dollars for a frame replacement.

Can't really beat that!

substructure

I'm seriously thinking of getting a Caad9 soon for a second bike.

LorenzoNF

It's not out yet, but Ridley's aluminum version of the Noah looks like a winner: link