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Does this look like a crack......

andy9964andy9964 Posts: 930
edited July 2014 in Road general
Or a Harry Potter-esque scratch.
Right at the bottom of the seat tube where it joins the BB. Bit of a strange shape for a scratch though
There's a definite click if I run my fingernail over it :?
Cannondale Synapse 2013 aluminium frame

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  • nicklousenicklouse Posts: 50,675 Lives Here
    Errmm is see lots of dirt etc. give it a clean and repost the picture.

    And the frame material is?
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • andy9964andy9964 Posts: 930
    Frame is aluminium.
    Here's a cleaned and cropped close up. There's a definite scuff between the two horizontal lines, but they are the ones I'm concerned about
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  • nicklousenicklouse Posts: 50,675 Lives Here
    That is just a scratch.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • iPeteiPete Posts: 6,076
    scratch.gif
  • andy9964andy9964 Posts: 930
    Okay, cheers, I'll keep an eye on it just in case it spreads

    Good use of Python gif BTW :)
  • Serious CatSerious Cat Posts: 489
    [img]http://yarpnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/builder-sacked-for-not-shwing-his-censored -crack-yarpnews.jpg[/img]



    That's a crack.
    This serious internet site..............I serious cat
  • Baby TrekBaby Trek Posts: 118
    Serious Cat wrote:
    [img]http://yarpnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/builder-sacked-for-not-shwing-his-censored -crack-yarpnews.jpg[/img]



    That's a crack.
    That is indeed...a crack...! but from your point of view...if in doubt...get it checked.
  • rickeverettrickeverett Posts: 988
    thats a scratch man ! :)


    A crack on metal is usually kinda hairline and thunder-strike ish. Travelling down the welds or along the contact between weld and post in that case.
  • mfinmfin Posts: 6,726
    How have you managed to scratch a frame so much in an area like that over such a short amount of time? Is it kept in a hedge full of brambles and barbed wire?
  • andy9964andy9964 Posts: 930
    @ mfin: I did manage a clipless moment a week or so after my first set of proper pedals, and that's the only thing I can think of that could've caused it.
    Funnily enough, I landed in some brambles on the left side, you don't happen to have half a dozen Springer pups do you (the reason I fell off)
  • lawrenceslawrences Posts: 1,011
    I don't want to start a new thread because there are a few of these. But what do you guys think of this?

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  • Bar ShakerBar Shaker Posts: 2,313
    That looks like where the BB box has been joined to the chain stay in manufacture and just looks like poor resin impregnation. Is it smooth to touch? If not, the bike should not be ridden!

    If the bike was new, I would reject it because it should have been picked out by Quality Control and rejected or at least sent to be one of the models that has a painted finish (yes - gulp!!). Only the best carbon lay ups make it out for a naked carbon bike. This one isn't.

    Cosmetic carbon outer layers like this are very difficult to get perfect and provided you can't feel anything and can't open a crack up by pulling the axle points apart, it should be OK.

    What bike is it?
    Boardman Elite SLR 9.2S
    Boardman FS Pro
  • lawrenceslawrences Posts: 1,011
    It's a Felt AR4 2012. Luckily still under warranty for another year so I'm going to be sending some pictures to Wiggle.
  • lawrenceslawrences Posts: 1,011
    madasahattersley wrote:
    Knew it would be bloody Wiggle's fault :evil:

    I was contemplating putting generic bike retailer... wish I had. :)
  • Monty DogMonty Dog Posts: 20,614
    lawrences wrote:
    I don't want to start a new thread because there are a few of these. But what do you guys think of this?

    Is the frame creaking or is there anything to suspect it is a crack? Remove the wheel and flex the stays - a crack will move. Looks like poor finishing of the topweave - this is a cosmetic layer, not structural.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • lawrenceslawrences Posts: 1,011
    The frame has creaked for a while. But it's a BB30 so who knows. I'll try flexing the stays later and get back to you. I should hear back from customer support today as well. Cheers.
  • lawrenceslawrences Posts: 1,011
    A mere month later and I've been told they need to collect the frame to assess damage.

    Baby steps.
  • rickeverettrickeverett Posts: 988
    If you look on the right hand side, they layup also stops in the same place. To me- it looks like the end of the cloth and resin has spilt over .Doesn't look like a crack.
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