Frame splits at FD mounting point
My friend was cycling a couple of days ago and came to an abrupt halt when his FD moved on its mount, chain snapped.
It's a Giant Defy Carbon, 5 years old?
We presume frame is written off!
Anyone else seen this happen?
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It might not be a right off yet. Worth giving a carbon repair specialist a try first.
Can't fault these guys.
you've worried me tbh as I have similar aged defy, so I've just double checked it. Luckily looks good.
Too many bikes according to Mrs O.0 -
Will pass that on to him.
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Change it to a 1X
You can get some great options with sram ,done it to a road bike with the same problem
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The tube looks like it is damaged enough to be significantly weakened, it will need to be sorted even if it is changed to 1X.
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He's going to take it to a carbon repair place the lbs uses, see what they say!
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Is your friend the original purchaser and did he warranty register the bike within the 90 day period? If so the frame is warrantied for life.
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That's a good point , I'll let him know.
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It looks like the chain somehow caught the derailleur and tore out the bolts so almost certainly not covered by the warranty
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As a matter of interest can I ask is the bike disc or rim braked? You mention that it is (5 years old?), however the rear wheel looks like a rim brake type which would make the bike a 2014 model at the latest. The Defy went disc brake only from 2015 on.
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Rim
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He is getting it fixed at a carbon repair place in Alloa? £80. He thinks it was caused by a mechanical pulling on the fd and putting too much force on the mounting, so would have been unlikely to be a warranty claim.
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