[Closed] Cracks found.. Should I retire the frame?

😯 What was it?

Marin Tara Attack Trail, and it rode like that surprisingly well... ignorance is bliss!

Dont know what it was but it is ****ed!

Thats the worst cable rub I've ever seen. How did you not spot it before now?

And a crack with daylight showing! Man alive, you really were on borrowed time.

EDIT:

On the plus side you do look like you got your monies worth.

EDIT (too slow): looks marin-ish to me...

Impressive cable rub, not too impressed with those dropouts though.

Dont supposed you had a alpine link on it?
Some-one was looking for one on here, the other day.

Warrenty job innit? 😉

ATB would probably warranty that 😆

Mw.. cable sitting snugly in the frame, held with a cable tie. . There maybe, lies the problem. Bit like those neoprene shock boots that just hold crap in, once its in... Scottish sludge is quite abrasive despite cleaning

Found this whilst stripping to build its successor, so its time was up.

ATB should warrenty the rear swinging arm, not so sure about the rest, but might sell you one cheap..

It has an Alpine Link...

*heads to post a new thread*

The Mojo is being built up as we interweb....

OOh at last.

Mw.. cable sitting snugly in the frame, held with a cable tie. . There maybe, lies the problem. Bit like those neoprene shock boots that just hold crap in, once its in... Scottish sludge is quite abrasive despite cleaning

I remember seeing someone (probably on here) that had used cable ties wrapped around the frame acting as a spacer between the cable and the frame. At the time I thought it was overkill but after seeing those pics it seems like genius.

I'm sure ATB would have replaced the swingarm under warranty if it wasn't for the cable rub. It does look like if you'd cleaned the bike once in a while you might have spotted the damage while it was still in with a chance of a warranty replacement.

I'm not an expert, right, but I'd say that's farked. 😀

Bit of Polyfilla should sort it though.

Dibbs, I admit I am not a fastideous bike cleaner but it did get a lot of washing... The problem was cable tieing it to the frame rather than being loose.... around the suspension pivot area it rubbed on teh frame rather than flapping around...

bin it and I ride a cracked frame how on earth did you not spot that gash 😯

yikes! Could try and get them to warranty the arm because of the dropout crack but they may comment on the cable rub.

Junkyard, easy to miss, the cable sat nicely in it!

Its being retired today anyhow.. finding this was a bonus...

Flappy cables for me from now on...

I shall save this thread and post a link to it every time someone asks why you should clean your bike regularly!

That's just neglect, pure and simple.

[quote=PeterPoddy]That's just neglect, pure and simple.

+1

Should have been spotted a long time ago. Could have been quite dangerous!

Or a childs face.

That is good work. Too much poncing around cleaning bikes goes on. Good to see someone riding it to death.
That cable rub thing is fairly mental though.

Lucky save. It might have disintegrated on the next ride.

Nought a few well done welds wouldn't fix though... 🙂

Are you trying to be funny ? You didn't ride it like that surely?

Was a childs face nearly involved?

[edit] and just 'cos it's out of focus doesn't mean the pile of building materials isn't noticed either...

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****en ell.

Bit of decorators caulk and you'll get another few years out of that 😉

Foxyrider.. erm, yes... last week in Portugal actually, 40k per day.....

Peter P.. guilty as charged. It was washed and cleaned regularly but I didnt inspect behind the cable tied gear outer. It was sitting in the now rubbed groove and on the surface looked ok..I think the suspension action must have caused the cable to rub back and forth held by the cable tie, hence concentrating the damage.
As I said, flappy cables for me now and the Mojo frame is well taped up..

wwaswas.. did you spot the new bike being built up just by the monobloc pile...

Good to see someone [s]riding[/s] neglecting it to death.

I've cracked several Marin & Whyte frames and swingarms, but most times I've spotted the damage while cleaning the bike.

I managed to wear a groove into the alloy linkage on a Litespeed Niota after zip tying the rear brake hose. But nothing like that! I would say the rub was a good fit for a Petit Pois 🙂

Wow, good work!

You were on borrowed time buddy! Make it into a coffee table or something.

I have no idea how you didn't see the cable rub sooner.

Best cable rub ever, and a drop out about to drop off, amazing stuff.