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so i have had my 2011 spark 10 in at my LBS for new bearings and they pointed out this crack around where the seat tube bearing presses in.
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looks like an aluminium insert is bonded to the carbon at this point.
dont know what to do really, i bought the frame 2nd hand early this year, so obvs havent got a leg to stand on with scotts warranty process. would people still ride this? thing is i have an early scale frame where the paint has cracked in a similar way round the bottom bracket insert and its been fine for the last 3 years! plus i do really like this bike, its been awesome so far!
or should i cut my losses, chalk it up to inexperience and bin the frame and get a new one.
advise me please...
Keep going and keep any eye on I say
Google carbon frame repair and email the pics to them and see what they can do.
Carbon bike solutions.. Just send some photos to them for a quote.
Cheers guys, have emailed CBS but would 'keeping an eye on it" be a good thing to do?
Bump for the morning crowd
Probably just a witness crack in the thick bittle paint. I had three like that in my 2006 Roubaix and I carried on riding, one was in the fork crown. I Ebayed it ovver a year ago with clear photos of the cracks and somebody bought it and carried on riding it.
im half tempted to leave it and see how i go on, i dont use it for any "gnar" riding, just lengthy fast xc rides and the odd mtb "challenge" race!