Road Cycling - Broken Frames

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rancid_chicken
12-25-03, 09:25 PM
I have an '03 Masi Gran Corsa that I have only had for roughly five months. After taking it down off of the wall at work to throw some air in the tyres, I noticed that I have what looks like some small cracks on the left side of my b/b shell and a stress fracture near the bottom of the down tube.

Should I be worried about this, or am I just jumping to conclusions? I did break my CAD2 mtn. frame this summer (if it matters). This is my first road bike and I have only put maybe 200 miles on it so far.

jtm133
12-25-03, 09:32 PM
not familiar with that frame, but it should be checked out at LBS
rancid_chicken
12-25-03, 09:40 PM
Forgot to post; I work at my LBS and I won't be seeing my boss until Jan. 4th. Would it be safe to ride once or twice before then?

fogrider
12-25-03, 10:29 PM
the new masi's are built with superlight alum., correct? this would worry me if there really is a stress fracture at the bb. but this should not have anything to do with you breaking your mtb. since the bike is so new, it sounds like a defect in the frame. I would not ride.