Cracked head tube Scott Contessa

[Mojoman]

And out of curiosity the Scott road frames cracked in a similar way but both top and bottom headset seat cup seats cracked. Have welded quite a few of them.

Yo don't think it would just crack elsewhere on the headtube anyway? 

[Eugene]

is it not maybe from your fork lowers scraping and bouncing against your bakkie while driving ?? need padding when racking like that.

I thought the same thing.

 

Personally, I would toss the frame. Can't see if it's a hard tail, but if it is, good used ones are dirt cheap.

 

Other wise, depending on the type of damage, maybe you could claim from insurance.

[gummibear]

I thought the same thing.

 

Personally, I would toss the frame. Can't see if it's a hard tail, but if it is, good used ones are dirt cheap.

 

Other wise, depending on the type of damage, maybe you could claim from insurance.

It's a HT.

[000itwt@gmail.com]

http://www.smartcoprojects.co.za/

 

He Fixed my Aluminium Frame and It's never cracked again.

Thanks

[000itwt@gmail.com]

is it not maybe from your fork lowers scraping and bouncing against your bakkie while driving ?? need padding when racking like that.

This is possible I did not think of that. Will not load them like this anymore thanks.

[ThePubSA]

This is possible I did not think of that. Will not load them like this anymore thanks.

id say its more then likely .. headtubes cant really fail unless they put under unintended use . like loose headset , wrong size forks/angle . head on with a tree etc. Speed bumps and your bakkie + loose headset cups/rings will do aswell .

[Pure Savage]

This thread was really really useful, impressed.