Crack Frame

[NickR]

Long Story short a crack develop in the chain stay of my Specialized Allez Columbus Foco tubing. Fortunitly it didn't crack completly off and I suffered no injury. Can this be repaired for a reasonable $$? Any recommendation on a frame builder in the SoCal area?

[IMG]IMG_3922 by ntrodriguez, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]IMG_3924 by ntrodriguez, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]IMG_3926 by ntrodriguez, on Flickr[/IMG]

[dave thompson]

That's pretty serious. Depending on the year of your bike, a competent repair may run near what the frame is worth

[JAGI410]

Their website states Specialized has a limited lifetime frame warranty for the original owner, but seat stays and chain stays are only warrantied for 5 years.

http://cdn.specialized.com/OA_MEDIA/...20Warranty.pdf

[CunegoFan]

Originally Posted by JAGI410

Their website states Specialized has a limited lifetime frame warranty for the original owner, but seat stays and chain stays are only warrantied for 5 years.

Say what? LOL.

[nublar]

Originally Posted by CunegoFan

Say what? LOL.

Well I learn something new everyday haha

[mjb266]

I'm all for a manufacturer covering their product, but this sure looks like it started with a gouge from a chain. That said, I'll bet you can find something similar for pretty cheap on ebay.

[NickR]

Originally Posted by JAGI410

Their website states Specialized has a limited lifetime frame warranty for the original owner, but seat stays and chain stays are only warrantied for 5 years.

http://cdn.specialized.com/OA_MEDIA/...20Warranty.pdf

My understanding, if they where to warranty the frame, they would replace with a new one. Normally i would be fine with this, but it wouldn't be a steel Allez.

[NickR]

Originally Posted by mjb266

I'm all for a manufacturer covering their product, but this sure looks like it started with a gouge from a chain.

That though went through my mind after further inspection.

Originally Posted by mjb266

That said, I'll bet you can find something similar for pretty cheap on ebay.

Found one my size, my color choice. Just purchased a fridge and the wife was you have other bikes you can use.

[Peter P.]

I had a cracked chainstay on my steel mountain bike. A friend, who was handy with welding, merely welded over the crack. It lasted for years, until the frame failed elsewhere.

Find a quality welding shop than can weld thin tubing and give them a shot.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by JAGI410

Their website states Specialized has a limited lifetime frame warranty for the original owner, but seat stays and chain stays are only warrantied for 5 years.

http://cdn.specialized.com/OA_MEDIA/...20Warranty.pdf

YGBSM...so I guess the frame is warrantied for 5 years..

[texbike]

Hmmmm, this isn't carbon and it cracked? Good thing it wasn't carbon, it may have exploded on you!

[happycampyer]

Originally Posted by texbike

Hmmmm, this isn't carbon and it cracked? Good thing it wasn't carbon, it may have exploded on you!

It was probably stored next to a carbon frame that essploded and the blast wave from the carbon frame caused this one to crack. Happens all the time.

[ultraman6970]

Time for a new bike?

[texbike]

Originally Posted by happycampyer

It was probably stored next to a carbon frame that essploded and the blast wave from the carbon frame caused this one to crack. Happens all the time.

[PaulE]

He is in San Diego/Spring Valley with Joe Bell, it looks like he no longer builds steel frames, but he does or did the tube replacements and repairs and adding braze-ons to steel bikes the Joe Bell is repainting. I don't know what you would consider reasonable, the repair is likely costly but those steel Specialized frames were nice ones. Sorry for your loss