Eddy Merckx - San Remo 73 - 2020 - (very) poor build quality?!
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Eddy Merckx - San Remo 76 - 2020 - (very) poor build quality?!
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Today i got my very first Carbon-Bike in my life and i was pretty annoyed how poor it was build and i refuse to belive that this is normal.
As you can see on the pictures, you can see a lot of cut open carbonfibres in the bottombracket area and also can see how poor it is build from the outside.
The hole for the front derailleur is barely big enough to get a shifting cable through it from the outside, from inside with inner-liner its a mission-impossible.
I planed to use a one-piece Hambini-Bottombracket, but with this frame in this state i not even trying to get it in.
I have also visible fibres in the steering-tube, but only a few, still not very nice in a Frame that lists MSRP for 2800 !!!!
Furthermore the whole Frame is covered in small and larger Paint-defects, i have photographed a few of them.
What do you all think about all this? Do i overreact or is this all what i can expect for my money with carbon-frames?
Thank you all and best regards,
DuraAcer
Bottom Bracket - inside - ND
Bottom Bracket - inside - ND
Bottom Bracket - inside - DS
Bottom Bracket - outside
Front Derailleur "hole"
Missing Clearcoat
Overspray / missing Clearcoat
Paint defect
Steeringtube - visible fibres
Paint defect
Today i got my very first Carbon-Bike in my life and i was pretty annoyed how poor it was build and i refuse to belive that this is normal.
As you can see on the pictures, you can see a lot of cut open carbonfibres in the bottombracket area and also can see how poor it is build from the outside.
The hole for the front derailleur is barely big enough to get a shifting cable through it from the outside, from inside with inner-liner its a mission-impossible.
I planed to use a one-piece Hambini-Bottombracket, but with this frame in this state i not even trying to get it in.
I have also visible fibres in the steering-tube, but only a few, still not very nice in a Frame that lists MSRP for 2800 !!!!
Furthermore the whole Frame is covered in small and larger Paint-defects, i have photographed a few of them.
What do you all think about all this? Do i overreact or is this all what i can expect for my money with carbon-frames?
Thank you all and best regards,
DuraAcer
Bottom Bracket - inside - ND
Bottom Bracket - inside - ND
Bottom Bracket - inside - DS
Bottom Bracket - outside
Front Derailleur "hole"
Missing Clearcoat
Overspray / missing Clearcoat
Paint defect
Steeringtube - visible fibres
Paint defect
Last edited by DuraAcer; 07-29-21 at 08:04 AM.
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Looks dodgy. Where did you buy it? Was there a San Remo 73 model? Did you mean 76?
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You are right sir! It's a 76. Thank you.
I bought it brandnew by " probikeshop dot com " which is one of the official tour-de-france supplier and distributors for EM/Ridley Bikes.
Thank you and best regards,
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You choose poorly grasshopper.
However the stuff is mostly cosmetic. If you can't return it for a refund acceptable to you, then just ride it, enjoy it and when the time comes... make a better choice.
However the stuff is mostly cosmetic. If you can't return it for a refund acceptable to you, then just ride it, enjoy it and when the time comes... make a better choice.
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So that rules out a fake. It does look like poor detailing. I would go back to the retailer and complain about the defects.
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Ohhh maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!
I waited and searched for almost two years, lost 40 lbs and now i choosen the biggest toad that is around?
Thankfully i have paid it via Paypal so i am not worried about the refund, bc it is not as advertised & damaged even tho its mosly cosmetically.
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I would return it for a full refund. Should be no problem as you havent even built it up. You dont even need a reason to return it.
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It looks nice on the pictures but the paint has defect all over the place, the longer i search, the more i could find.
I removed the Sticker on the silver Strip on the Top-Tube and there was also no Eddy Merckx Signature like on all other 2020 SR76's that you could find in Youtube Videos or on pictures.
My 30+ year old Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra have a much better overall finish than this sad piece of carbon.
I removed the Sticker on the silver Strip on the Top-Tube and there was also no Eddy Merckx Signature like on all other 2020 SR76's that you could find in Youtube Videos or on pictures.
My 30+ year old Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra have a much better overall finish than this sad piece of carbon.
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How about posting one or two pictures of the whole frame?
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For example my Giant Defy is hardly what you would call exotic, but the paint and finish is much better than this. The finish and paint on my Canyon mtb is in another class too. So you can and should expect much better.
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For that kind of money, I'd want a very nice finish. The frays in the inside of the layup wouldn't bother me much as they can be trimmed out.
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I'm confident you can return it unless it was some sort of "no return" closeout. PBK is legit. I doubt they will negotiate with you for a discount, probably just send it back to their supplier.
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I know it's no consolation for the paint defects, but very few carbon frames are pretty on the inside.
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Neither are metal frames.
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