I just found this around 3cm (1-1,5inch) crack on the front of my bicycle. The frame is aluminium. I had a heavy fall a few years ago since then i made just around ~50 with it.
Is it dangerous?
by MrValaki
I just found this around 3cm (1-1,5inch) crack on the front of my bicycle. The frame is aluminium. I had a heavy fall a few years ago since then i made just around ~50 with it.
Is it dangerous?
by MrValaki
44 Comments
Yes, it is dangerous. Do not ride that bike.
For display, perfectly safe, I wouldn’t ride it though.
This bike is dead
RIP, but happy future NBD
Donzo
Had that happen in a 05 specialized…took it to an auth dealer and a rep took a look and they gave me a whole new bike…so check with mfg.
Give this bike to someone you want gone. It will look like an accident.
Yes, that is bad Juju.
For us? No. For you? Definitely. Do not ride that bike.
Not dangerous in the least because you are never gonna ride this bike again. It’s a goner.
Nope. You can sometimes warranty.
You can also buy just a frame and swap your parts over.
I wonder what a framebuilder would say. Looking at it as just a guy who fixes things I’m wondering if you could sweat a collar over the top, do some fill, and how long that would last. I bet that for $$$ a real framebuilder might have a solution.
That said, for me it’s trash now.
Yeah the frame’s finished
Dangerous. Chuck it in the bin.
Riding a Kent is risky enough…this is now the riskiest Kent. New bike time!
Only if you value your front teeth
https://preview.redd.it/7h9yodovkvvf1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=19d185f7a6b56e48083f3a68cd0797384c66fc70
Isn’t any and every crack on the bike frame dangerous and bike life ending?
I wouldn’t try it, my fork ripped apart on impact because of one I didnt see😅
She’s done. Good thing you found it. I almost went on a 40 mile mixed terrain group ride and found a crack in the chainstay the day before the ride. Zero chance the chainstay would have survived that ride. I’d like to say I inspect my stuff as often as I should, but I don’t.
https://preview.redd.it/nma7ykalmvvf1.jpeg?width=871&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bbd0d5e04590eca388a0047042b51fdb15ac0531
It’s fine. Just get a few worm clamps, torque em down, some jb weld, and yer good to go!!
J/K, it’s trash. You already knew the answer.
Yes
Depends. Could you bring the bike to a controlled stop if that part of the frame suddenly failed? I know I couldn’t.
Oh my… Do not ride
Congratulations in advance for your upcoming new bike / frame
yeah i mean it’s going to cause the forks to fall off eventually. Probably won’t fail catastrophically like the Titan sub or anything, but yeah replace asap.
That’s a bad one.
That frame is cooked. Time for a new bike.
Yes, very. Don’t ride that anywhere
Genesis provides a LIMITED lifetime warranty. When you read the list of limitations, you’ll recognize everything they make as a BSO, TSO, WSO. They don’t make anything good. Or well.
Yup. It’s joever.
Only if you like your face/current physical condition!
God damn, your lucky.
Maybe wallhang it.
bubble gum?
This is a joke right? Do you enjoy your teeth or facial structure in any way? If not keep riding.
Only if you value your health
What is everyone’s feeling on using this for an indoor-trainer-only bike? Does anyone have experience with this?
Really depends on how good you are with a TIG welder… But if you were, you probably wouldn’t be asking, so does it mean enough to you to find a welder to fix it and validate concentricity, and finished internal diameter meets original spec. But you’d likely be better off putting that $ towards a different bike. Doesn’t have to be a new one either. Marketplace is full of great used bikes. My local shops all have a string of second hand bikes in great shape for cheap.
Yes
That’s what duct tape is for. /s
Yes
That bike is a Vlad the Impaler starter kit.