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1. DezB - Member

   took a few pics, not sure if this is just a mark in the paint

   

   

   

   Well anyway, quite sad, end of an era and all that. Had the frame since 1995 I think, it was featured in Cycling Weekly and recently built up as an almost daily used singlespeed for taking my dog out.
   But today, the dog lead came in for a secondary usage.
   Get me home fix number 267a:
   

   Here in its prime, shortly before I bought it from Rock n Road.
   

   Bye bye Principia

   Posted 7 months ago #
2. cynic-al - Member

   proper LOL at title and pic

   Posted 7 months ago #
3. jon1973 - Member

   Lick of paint, that'll be fine.

   Posted 7 months ago #
4. druidh - Member

   It'll polish out.

   Posted 7 months ago #
5. Bregante - Member

   Looks like it's just in the paint mate. I'm an engineer*. Be reet.

   *This may not be true

   Now what's the best way of getting a mouthful of coffee out of my keyboard?

   Posted 7 months ago #
6. Junkyard - Member

   no
   Noun:
   A line along which something has split without breaking into separate parts.
   Verb:
   Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts: "the ice had cracked"; "a stone cracked the glass on his car".

   Posted 7 months ago #
7. cynic-al - Member

   I'm so glad I didn't make the usual crack jokes.

   Posted 7 months ago #
8. DezB - Member

   I've got some Araldite..

   Posted 7 months ago #
9. mcmoonter - Member

   Cut the can with stanley knife, wrap around frame, jubilee clip - sorted

   
   

   Posted 7 months ago #
10. ton - Member

    couple of big jubilee clips and alloy bars and splint it...........

    Posted 7 months ago #
11. jedi - Member

    i'd take it back

    Posted 7 months ago #
12. muddy@rseguy - Member

    Gaffer tape'll fix that

    Posted 7 months ago #
13. cynic-al - Member

    On a serious note I'd fix that with CF and ride it.

    Posted 7 months ago #
14. DezB - Member

    CF? Captain Flasheart?

    I did ride it about 2 miles home. Felt similar to my 575.

    Posted 7 months ago #
15. nacho - Member

    http://www.principiabikes.co.uk/sites/english/road_evolution.html

    I would mail customer services at the website above department asking for a replacement frame under wwarranty. It's obviously a design fault and I expect it's already happened to several people on STW

    Posted 7 months ago #
16. DezB - Member

    My mate's broke in the same place, but that was in 1993 and they redesigned them after that. Gussets an that.
    Still stupid paper thin downtube. I'll contact them and let you know if I get any joy

    Posted 7 months ago #

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