Shortest Frame Warranties

Following on from the other couple of posts on this topic, conversely who offers terrible or short warranties, or who tries their hardest to get out of warranties.

I know Orange are pretty awful for warranties, just 2 years off the top of my head and thats why i ride a prophet and not a Five.

Pretty much everyone is 1 year based on the guidance for the sales of goods act, anything over that is a bonus.

2nd hand?

But in my honest opinion, 2 years should in most cases be sufficiant to work out if there is a manufacturing defect.

thats why i ride a prophet and not a Five.

Justify it all you like, we all know your just a cheepskate who really wanted a five :p

The thing is, I’d rather ride a bike that had a 2 year warranty and was going to last for at least 2 years of hard riding than one with a lifetime warranty that lasted me 3 months, as one frame I had did (and it wasn’t destroyed in a crash either!).

Much worse are the companies that try to dodge real warranty claims though – I’m sure I heard something about Ellsworth “lifetime” warranties that were apparently only valid until the frame design changed (i.e. each year)

I understand that the warranty on a pace frame expires the second they pick up the phone.

I got a warranty replacement from Pace after around 10 months, no problem.

Orange Fives have a 3 year warrenty BTW.

Most hardtails have 5 years. Blood, Alpine & ST4 are 2 years. 224 1 year.

shortest I know of is Cove at one year, which is the legal minimum they can be. I know this from experience when my broke at month 13, and the crash replacement cost more than I could get a frame in the sales.

Most seem to be 5 years, except Giant, Trek and Cannondale which I believe is lifetime

shortest I know of is Cove at one year, which is the legal minimum they can be.

AFAIK – the manufacturers don’t have to give any warranty at all

Your contract with the retailer is covered under SOGA, which in any case overrules any Ts & Cs laid out in a manufacturer warranty