Stephen25 Posted January 1, 2022 Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) Just finished giving my new bike a wash and to my horror I’ve noticed what looks to be a crack in either the paint or the frame around a weld. Anyone else had anything similar to this? My thoughts are that the paint shouldn’t crack like this without some underlying cause? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Edited January 1, 2022 by Stephen25 Added additional photo
Steady Spin Posted January 1, 2022 Posted January 1, 2022 Not an expert but i’ve cracked a few frames in my life. Best to get the bike shop to confirm but that looks cracked to me. TheoG, Stephen25, _David_ and 1 other 3 1
BaGearA Posted January 1, 2022 Posted January 1, 2022 Top Fuel 7 right ? Get it to your dealer asap 🙈 Stephen25 1
Fred van Vlaanderen Posted January 1, 2022 Posted January 1, 2022 Could potentially be both, but you’ll have to open up and investigate to confirm either. My best guess would be frame. Stephen25 1
Stephen25 Posted January 1, 2022 Author Posted January 1, 2022 20 minutes ago, BaGearA said: Top Fuel 7 right ? Get it to your dealer asap 🙈 Yes it’s a Top Fuel 7. Thanks for the feedback, I’ll try get it to the shop in the coming week and see what they have to say. Thanks 🙏🏻
Stephen25 Posted January 2, 2022 Author Posted January 2, 2022 24 minutes ago, copperhead said: Which shop did you get it from? Arch Cycles in JHB but I’m in KZN so I’ll take it to my local Trek shop.
Chadvdw67 Posted January 2, 2022 Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) I must go check my bike thoroughly.... Edited January 2, 2022 by Chadvdw67
Vetseun Posted January 2, 2022 Posted January 2, 2022 15 hours ago, Stephen25 said: Yes it’s a Top Fuel 7. Thanks for the feedback, I’ll try get it to the shop in the coming week and see what they have to say. Thanks 🙏🏻 The correct answers have already been provided. But just so I dont feel left out. 100% frame crack. Insist on a replacment Scary Rider, ChUkKy, Stephen25 and 1 other 1 3
JJason Posted January 11, 2022 Posted January 11, 2022 On 1/1/2022 at 8:43 PM, BaGearA said: Top Fuel 7 right ? Get it to your dealer asap 🙈 is this a common problem on the Fuel 7?, was in the process of convincing myself to upgrade to one
BaGearA Posted January 11, 2022 Posted January 11, 2022 1 hour ago, JJason said: is this a common problem on the Fuel 7?, was in the process of convincing myself to upgrade to one first one ive seen , and i handle them every single day JJason and ChrisF 2
Jbr Posted January 11, 2022 Posted January 11, 2022 On 1/2/2022 at 12:07 PM, Vetseun said: The correct answers have already been provided. But just so I dont feel left out. 100% frame crack. Insist on a replacment noob question, since the crack appears to be on the welding isn't just a matter of clearing the old welding and doing a new one and repaint ? why replace the whole frame ?
Trashy Posted January 11, 2022 Posted January 11, 2022 24 minutes ago, Jbr said: noob question, since the crack appears to be on the welding isn't just a matter of clearing the old welding and doing a new one and repaint ? why replace the whole frame ? Aluminium is complicated to repair properly. You would need to strip the frame of paint (difficult to clean it properly around a weld), repair it with another weld, then heat treat (soften), straighten the frame, and anneal it back to T6 hardness before painting. Time consuming and expensive. Jbr 1
TheoG Posted January 11, 2022 Posted January 11, 2022 Sadly agree, that a crack for sure. I assume its new enough for the warranty to still be valid.
Vetseun Posted January 12, 2022 Posted January 12, 2022 17 hours ago, Jbr said: noob question, since the crack appears to be on the welding isn't just a matter of clearing the old welding and doing a new one and repaint ? why replace the whole frame ? Was it an old frame, maybe. But a newish frame, I would insist on a replacement. ChrisF and TheoG 2
Mojoman Posted January 12, 2022 Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) 21 hours ago, Jbr said: noob question, since the crack appears to be on the welding isn't just a matter of clearing the old welding and doing a new one and repaint ? why replace the whole frame ? Dont let them fool you into thinking it can be welded...Been there...got that stupid shirt...(Up yours Momsen.😁) New frame or your money back if you still have warranty available... Edited January 12, 2022 by Mojoman TheoG 1
Stephen25 Posted January 12, 2022 Author Posted January 12, 2022 6 hours ago, Vetseun said: Was it an old frame, maybe. But a newish frame, I would insist on a replacement. It’s a brand new bike that wasn’t even a month old sadly. Just seems I got unlucky. Took it to my local Trek shop and they were very surprised as this doesn’t seem to happen often but we’re super helpful and we are in coms with Trek’s warranty department. They have a great reputation so I’m not worried that things won’t be sorted out. The shop said the crack shouldn’t impact the safety of the bike as it stands so I’m continuing to ride it until we have the warranty stuff sorted. Still loving the bike TheoG and ChrisF 2
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