partydave Posted December 14, 2018 Share LBS has inspected the bike and have submitted a warranty request to Spaz to try swap the frame out for one of the sandy beige models. Apparently these are a little harder wearing. Crossing fingers Me rida my bicycle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starvin' Marvin Posted December 15, 2018 Share Understandable, but right through to the metal and dented? For comparison, here's my 2012 Scott. Same bag has been on this bike for 3000km with same style rackMy bike has a matt spray job. Rode in mud abit, mud got between cables and down tube, rubbed through to bare metal Edited December 15, 2018 by Starvin' Marvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom031 Posted February 4, 2019 Share What was the result here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jako De Wet Posted February 4, 2019 Share As far as I know the OP didn’t get his frame swapped. After riding mine a bit more and putting it on the bike rack 2-3 times a week I’m also noticing paint fading, coming off. Doesn’t bother me too much, but would probably have gone for a different colour if I knew this in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oufy MTB (Roadie) Posted February 4, 2019 Share My epic alu is over 5 years old and well over 20 000km on it. I fell a few times, use racks all the time without wrapping it in cotton wool. The only place where I see silver is on the rear stay where my shoe use to scrape it. Yes it has scratches but nothing where chips and scratches exposes metal. The paint faded a bit where I secure the battery for my daily commutes. My feeling, that was a k@k paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partydave Posted February 5, 2019 Share As far as I know the OP didn’t get his frame swapped. After riding mine a bit more and putting it on the bike rack 2-3 times a week I’m also noticing paint fading, coming off. Doesn’t bother me too much, but would probably have gone for a different colour if I knew this in advance. Correct.After a bit of back and forth, the LBS said they will try swap out with a beige and orange version, but Specialized HQ denied the claim. If I wanted to pursue the matter further, I had to ship the bike (at my own cost) to them I took some black nail polish and touched up the dings and made a downtube protector. I'm also a little more careful of how I transport the bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jako De Wet Posted February 5, 2019 Share I was thinking of doing a complete respray on mine in a few years when there is no paint left. What do these custom paint jobs cost on an alu frame? Probably same price as a new bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partydave Posted February 5, 2019 Share I was thinking of doing a complete respray on mine in a few years when there is no paint left. What do these custom paint jobs cost on an alu frame? Probably same price as a new bike Actually not. I PM'd Bogus about 2 years ago about a respray on my Scott and it was very affordable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson Posted February 6, 2019 Share A mate of mine bought a brand new Camber. Paint is bubbling in many places. LBS not interested in resolving the issue. Maintain it is not a warranty issue. partydave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jako De Wet Posted February 6, 2019 Share mmm, pity everyone is just washing their hands in innocence and we have to watch the paint peel of our not so pretty new specialized bikes Hairy and partydave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieterlab1 Posted February 6, 2019 Share You Spaz riders are surprisingly very nonchalant with bad quality and workmanship? I would give them hell! LBKloppers, Hairy, Arries87 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me rida my bicycle Posted February 6, 2019 Share I was thinking of doing a complete respray on mine in a few years when there is no paint left. What do these custom paint jobs cost on an alu frame? Probably same price as a new bike not sure how long the warranty is but as soon as it's resprayed say goodbye to it. But sounds like Spaz warranty means jack sh#t any way so nothing to loose???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pista Posted February 6, 2019 Share Follow this guy and you'll see how many serious issues there are with Specialized bikes. http://luescherteknik.com.au/152-about-us/68-find-us-on-instagram-and-youtube partydave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jako De Wet Posted February 6, 2019 Share You Spaz riders are surprisingly very nonchalant with bad quality and workmanship? I would give them hell!Not at all, but no point with getting hot under the coller if they just dismiss it as normal weat and tear. The way I see it, is my bike will eventually look like crap after enough falls, bike carriers, rocky trail riding ao not going to make a big deal if it. Probably not get another one though partydave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferro Posted February 6, 2019 Share A mate of mine bought a brand new Camber. Paint is bubbling in many places. LBS not interested in resolving the issue. Maintain it is not a warranty issue.That is a shocking response on their part and will weigh heavily on my mind when considering my next bike. Pieterlab1, pista, partydave and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoman Posted February 6, 2019 Share A mate of mine bought a brand new Camber. Paint is bubbling in many places. LBS not interested in resolving the issue. Maintain it is not a warranty issue.That;s just BS, I bought a bike that had paint issues within a week or so, the clear coat was coming off, wasn't an expensive bike like a Specialied.but it was a new bike..It took a bit of a whinge and a whine but they (the manufacturers as I bought it online) replaced the frame and had it rebuilt at their cost. I certainly wouldn't sit back and take that crap especially with what you pay for a Specialised. Screw the bike shop and take it up with Specialised themselves. Edited February 6, 2019 by Mojoman Ferro, peetwindhoek, Pieterlab1 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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