Carbon MTB seat tube crack
Halim BK
Posts: 2
Hi ...
This is the first time I post a topic here and I would have been happier if it was about something else.
Yesterday, I was cleaning my Mountain Bike (a green VIPER X-RACE XT / SLX ( http://www.probikeshop.com/sales-viper- ... 72001.html )) when I saw a crack in my seat tube. The crack is 1.3 inches (3.4 cm) long and i can feel it when I pass my finger over it.
Here is the Image (I put some white pouder over it so it can be seen: it's under the bottle cage screw...)
http://imageshack.us/a/img96/1756/photo3425.jpg
How it happened ? I am not sure ,but I had a problem earlier that day. It was raining and I was biking on the road back to home when suddenly the chain jammed in the front derailleur. I stopped right away and pulled the chain softly back to its place. I was going up a bridge so the crack may be caused by the pedal kick when the chain jammed. I am not sure. But here I am now with cracked seat tube.
Do you think this is serious or I can bike with it normally?
I am a student and I bought this bike here in Tunisia..I invested all my economies on this bike and I only made around 120 miles (190 km) with it. We do not have certified sellers or carbon repairs here in Tunisia and I can't offord to ship it for fixing.
I am really desperate...please help
This is the first time I post a topic here and I would have been happier if it was about something else.
Yesterday, I was cleaning my Mountain Bike (a green VIPER X-RACE XT / SLX ( http://www.probikeshop.com/sales-viper- ... 72001.html )) when I saw a crack in my seat tube. The crack is 1.3 inches (3.4 cm) long and i can feel it when I pass my finger over it.
Here is the Image (I put some white pouder over it so it can be seen: it's under the bottle cage screw...)
http://imageshack.us/a/img96/1756/photo3425.jpg
How it happened ? I am not sure ,but I had a problem earlier that day. It was raining and I was biking on the road back to home when suddenly the chain jammed in the front derailleur. I stopped right away and pulled the chain softly back to its place. I was going up a bridge so the crack may be caused by the pedal kick when the chain jammed. I am not sure. But here I am now with cracked seat tube.
Do you think this is serious or I can bike with it normally?
I am a student and I bought this bike here in Tunisia..I invested all my economies on this bike and I only made around 120 miles (190 km) with it. We do not have certified sellers or carbon repairs here in Tunisia and I can't offord to ship it for fixing.
I am really desperate...please help
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looks like the bolt has been over tightened.
I would get in contact with the place you bought the bike from and see what they have to say before doing anything else."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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