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Didn't snap the Big Hit 😯 just bent the rear end, epic was a test bike at the shop I was working at.
Have seen a rather fast downhiller clearing the old pedalhounds (opposite Cwmcarn DH) road gap and landing 'flat bottom' on an Epic with no damage so again down to my spanner riding 😉
Orange Sub Zero cracked in the same area as Ton's bike. Less than 12 months old but Orange would not give me a full warranty. A few months later they brought out a new model with a new gusset. Never bought Orange again and never will.
muddy fox somethingorother. seat stay cracked. was 4 years old and well (ab)used.
scott scale. folded on me.
cannondale one40. chainstay cracked.
saw lots of cracked cannondale super sixes in the last six months.
Raleigh 501 (Road) - Cracked head tube
On-One Inbred (MTB) - Cracked drive-side chainstay
Airborne Zeppelin (Road) - Cracked seat tube at junction with BB
Van Nicholas Zephyr (Road) - Warranty replacement for above, same problem
Van Nicholas Chinook (Road) - Warranty replacement for above, same problem
Now on my second Van Nicholas Chinook just waiting for it to crack!
I did this to 18Bikes' Cotic Hemlock demo bike 😳
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Did'nt stop me buying one as Cy had it all sorted on the 2010 model - and now they are discontinued 😥
Deejay...............that drop to flat was no higher than five foot.
most bikes would have folded.......... 😉
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Spesh Enduro wrecked rear bearing put straign on the rear triangle.
Cove Hustler x2 first replaced under warranty (with hastle) second told to go swing by Silverfish (cheers!)
Well I own a Commencal Super 4, have done for a year and it's not cracked yet. Do I get the booby prize?
Airborne Lancaster.
British Eagle Cambridge (commuting bike)
- both within 3 months of each other.
Thought I'd broken my Sanderson Life but a welding torch straightened everything out 🙂
tthew - MemberWell I own a Commencal Super 4, have done for a year and it's not cracked yet. Do I get the booby prize?
Either that or Internet hyperbole ? real life?
I've cracked 2 Handsomedog XC03 frames.
First one cracked at headtube/toptube weld within a month.
They replaced, cracked it in the same place again within a month again.
They replaced again with the steel talisman, had that a year with no cracks as off yet. They did tell me they would not replace it again because it would clearly be due to my hand-fisted'ness if I broke another.
Wow. Only one cracked Commencal, until now.
The crack in my seat / top tube weld is tiny at the moment though so still enjoying riding it.
Internet exaggeration perhaps but I know of quite a few that cracked.Either that or Internet hyperbole ? real life?
I had a late Taiwanese Cotic Soda which cracked at the seat tube slot. Replaced swiftly with a Lynskey one under warrantee (after a minor but surprising debate about the difference in retail price). Very happy with it. I've got two Lynskey-built frames now, and frankly don't expect them to be any more likely to break than anything else.
Viper B52 bomber pro jump frame - Cracked at the headtube
DMR Trailstar Mk1 - Cracked at the headtube
DMR Trailstar Mk2 - Snapped behind the seat tube
Commencal Mini DH 2008 - Cracked around the shock mount
Commencal Mini DH 2008 - Cracked around the shock mount on my warranty replacement doing this drop..
Giant Reign X 2010 - Snapped the maestro link
Not bad tbh. Never had a frame that i could sell on. I always ended up getting a new frame when i broke the current one!
Feeling much better now.
Most companies seem to have their issues!
Everything breaks. Providing someone (bike shop and distributer plus manufacturer) get their act together stuff is usually sorted out!
And yes - flakey paint can be a warranty issue! And those Stiffers were replaced free and quickly!
Cannondale Scalpel: cracked chainstay. Replaced under warranty.
DMR Switchback: bent top & down tubes hitting a rock at speed. Shouldn't have run rigid forks. Crash replacement is still going strong.
Iron Horse MkIII: cracked swingarm. Replaced under warranty. New one cracked, but the company had gone under so got it welded up. Not pretty, but still going.
Cove Hustler at 9 months -
Warranty replacement was solid for 4 years then sold on.
Two Mongoose Teocali's (07 models)cracked around the upper shock mounts within 6 months of each other. Shame really as they rode really well.
2002 Club Roost XC, cracked at the weld above main pivot. Replaced under warranty twice, then given the new model XC4 which I sold new, it wasn't much of a DH bike.
2003 Azonic saber, cracked on the seat stay weld,replaced and sold.
Tthew, it will. Mine was just over a year old when it cracked at the seat tube, just where the top tube meets. Replaced v. quickly under warranty and has now done 15 months crack free! The area around that particular join does seem to have been beefed up so if yours is a 2010 or later you should be OK
Kato - MemberNone whatsoever in 20 years
Maybe i'm not trying hard enough
+1. All I've ever actually broken was a quill stem in 1993 and cracked a rear rim on an 'unexpected' square edge the other week. Must try harder.
Just one - 2001 (or 02) RM ETSX-70
And my Principia Mac-B - the bottle cage bosses ripped out, but that doesn't count cos I'm still using it.
[i]2006 Yeti 575[/i]
No such problems with my lovely 2006 575 🙂
Peugeot Elite whilst doing my paper round (20+ years ago).
Cube Reaction GTC team done around 30 miles....not a happy bunny
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Done a couple of Anthem frames, cracked where the seatpost meets the top tube, around the edge of the top of the weld. Have to say that Giant and Swinnerton Cycles Forest Centre on Cannock Chase were absolutely excellent each time, was very well looked after. Eventually went for a different model frame but have since bought Giant and from Swinno's purely on the basis of the excellent aftercare.
My first NRS frame died. Rang Giant, replacement, plus a new shock and seat collar was delivered to my LBS overnight.
Giant warranty - superb!
So even though there has been years of abuse thrown at Kona bike "everyone knows Kona's snap" and everyone knows someone who knows someone who saw a Commencal snap there have only been about 3 people saying they've broken a Commencal and no Kona bikes made after about 2003 on here. And it seems that regardless of what manufacturers and magazines say about Ti bikes being "a bike for life" they seem to break quite often, especially considering they're pretty rare. And a lot seem to go around top tube/seat tube area.
Also even though I'm a crash happy fatty I have only buggered up a set of forks and a few wheels...
...so far
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All of my frames have failed.
They've failed to turn me into Steve Peat or Tinker Juarez. 🙂
only been about 3 people saying they've broken a Commencal and no Kona bikes made after about 2003 on here
I can only answer for Commencal on here. Actually I dont really have the enthusiasm to contradict you too much. But basically you're very wrong. The only frames I've ever managed to split all came from Andorra.
I dont have photos of 1.1 and 2.1 that all came under warranty. Basically - I bought 1 bike - got 4 all within 12 months.
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Orange ST4.
3 times, 3 different places.
Orange warranty helped the first two really well, third not and then struggled to get any replacement part that fitted.
Frankly I didn't trust it in my head anymore, and did not want a face/ground interface due to failure at some point again...or more bills and issues.
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Shame, cos prior to that I have owned 3x Clockworks/C16r's and a Sub5 (for 7 years hard use) with not a single issue...
snapped the dropout off my first Kona, a 92? Hahanna, and managed to snap the down tube on my Lemond Tourmalet, the first such is life, the second got a new, much nicer frame as a warranty replacement.
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'02 Heckler, after 7 years though. It's replacement,'09 Zesty 314 after only 2 years 🙁
2009 focus superbud, snapped clean through the seatstay
The weld(sp) at the back and bottom of the little bit of seat tube which sticks up on my 2002 Kona Cindercone alu frame, was bought in 2004 from Pauls cycles and cracked either late last year or early this year, forget when exactly.
I guess 7 to 8 years isn't too bad considering i'm large for the frame size and I was always sitting on the back of the saddle.
Fascinating thread guys - good call. It provides great visibility of typical failures, brand failures and more importantly, manufacturer customer support
1988 Raleigh Banana Road bike: Wrapped around the front of a VW transporter (REALLY HURT!!)
1992 Raleigh Dyna Tech Mission - split dowtube - under warranty
1994 Raleigh Dyna Tech Ogre - broke chainstay - under warranty
1994 Raleigh Dyna Tech Ogre - bent main triangle in crash
2011 Lapierre Zesty - cracked frame by shock mount - good warranty
2011 Lapierre Zesty - cracked weld on top tube/seat tube weld - awaiting warranty feedback....
I only ever shop at LBS, as i know i break a lot of things, and they've always looked after me
Sorry to ruin it for you zerocool 😳 , but my first and only failed frame was my Kona Tanuki Deluxe 2011. Seat tube cracked around the weld where the shock is mounted. Still currently in the process of getting replaced.
2002 scott mx 4 seat tube cracked;replaced with voltage yz 1 on warranty 2003 specialized enduro again seattube(but 5 years old)replaced on warranty 🙂
have only ever bent 1 frame (an old raleigh elan road bike).it wasn't the bikes fault though (a van driver pulled out of a roundabout as i had right of way).completely bent the front of the bike 😡
I can add two Commencal Meta frames to the list (2007, 2009).
I can't remember if I mentioned my first Soda in this thread the first time, but Cotic were fantastic.
I did this to my 2009 Niner RIP 9, and Jungle were equally great. This one was a known fault, resulting in the seat tube being beefed up.
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Cracked a DMR Trailstar at the head tube weld.
Orange Sub Zeo cracked at seat tube weld. Only 9 months old within warranty but Orange would not replace. 🙁
Never actualy broken a frame!
Cracked parts:
DMR Trailblades - cracked crown
Buggered parts (in the least 18 months!)
manitou minutes - blown damper and spring in one ride, but they were always shit
Fox RP2 - hopefully being warentied by MOJO, but we'll see.