Originally Posted by
waterrockets
I bought a 3-year-old Madone. Raced on it for a year. Won five crits on it. Doing hills one day, I felt some play in the cranks.
It turns out that I somehow broke the BB shell free from the frame just by pedaling it. I thought they were made for that.
I reckon that sucks the fat one mate.
to be honest though it was only a matter of time. I have never seen so many frames break so often from one company as much as these madones, the new ones are even worse. Just the amount of guys that race around here that are either waiting for a new frame or riding a test/loan bike as well as waiting is just unreal.
big guys that can make a bit of power need something more for sure. While they do ride nice, they are just too fragile. I have no idea how the warranty thing works and consumer rights blah blah in th usa so won't comment. Sorry.
Only thing I can say, is next frame get a team deal you all seem to talk about or look for a new frame from the previous season, it should still have new bike warranty and when it breaks you get the most current bike.
My mate and I both got LOOK frames at a real great discount, I went with the 595 and he the 586 or whatever the monoque frame is, he broke his after 8 months (same thing big guy, fragile frame) and they gave him a red/white 2010 595 instead. 5 year warranty.