That small pea sized crater makes me think there was an impact.
OP, did you just find the bike like that, or do you have additional info about the crack?
TJhambone09 on
Dude/Dudette, give us some background information!
chris_nwb on
counterfeit frame?
hambonelicker on
That’s one of the highest stress areas of the bike, but dang I have not see a carbon bike break there since the days of glued together trek road bike frames.
Heart4Cycling on
Well used will wear out eventually. Congrats on having a lot of riding fun
Fargo178 on
It’s strange, it looks like the area was filled with putty and painted over.
avocado-killer on
The only thing besides impact I can think of is that the frame just got overloaded at some point or had some hidden defect at this position that caused it to fail within nominal loads.
Have you cased any jumps hard lately or hit a curb at speed?
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zdubas on
I have a hard time imagining anything other than an impact causing that much damage.
It’s one of the highest regions of stress concentration on a frame, but it’s also one of the beefiest areas with the most layers of carbon used in the layup.
Charming_Ad2323 on
Taiwan
Whole-Diamond8550 on
Screw together bottom bracket?
bmxwillbmx on
WATTS!! 🦿💥
Murky-Contact-6377 on
Sorry about your bike. But at the same time, congratulations on your new bike purchase.
No_Rush_5879 on
BB shell is twisting from harsh power strokes causing a crack to develop vertically along the BB shell & seat tube interface. You can probably get this repaired by a competent tech for around £300-£500.
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Impact?
jesus. have you contacted orbea yet
Exceeded weight limit?
That small pea sized crater makes me think there was an impact.
OP, did you just find the bike like that, or do you have additional info about the crack?
Dude/Dudette, give us some background information!
counterfeit frame?
That’s one of the highest stress areas of the bike, but dang I have not see a carbon bike break there since the days of glued together trek road bike frames.
Well used will wear out eventually. Congrats on having a lot of riding fun
It’s strange, it looks like the area was filled with putty and painted over.
The only thing besides impact I can think of is that the frame just got overloaded at some point or had some hidden defect at this position that caused it to fail within nominal loads.
Have you cased any jumps hard lately or hit a curb at speed?
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I have a hard time imagining anything other than an impact causing that much damage.
It’s one of the highest regions of stress concentration on a frame, but it’s also one of the beefiest areas with the most layers of carbon used in the layup.
Taiwan
Screw together bottom bracket?
WATTS!! 🦿💥
Sorry about your bike. But at the same time, congratulations on your new bike purchase.
BB shell is twisting from harsh power strokes causing a crack to develop vertically along the BB shell & seat tube interface. You can probably get this repaired by a competent tech for around £300-£500.
It could be fatigue? How old is the bike?
JRA, Man I swear