Originally Posted by Jose R
Thanks for the correction. But, does Trek or any other major bike have a similar policy of at cost repairs? I would imagine that, aside from warranty, it would be difficult to have a major bike co. carbon frame repaired, and it would just be more cost effective for the company to have it replaced. And that would depend if they have a crash policy. The cool thing about steel or Ti, is if the original maker were out of business, I could still get the frame repaired by a builder using those materials.
Calfees are nice, real nice, BTW. I asume you own a Calfee?
Yes, a friend pointed me to a great deal on a Dragonfly road bike on eBay last August, then I found a custom fixed gear that was lightly used, on eBay in February. They are the nicest bikes I have ever owned in 15 years of hardcore biking.
Major manufacturers...you raise a good point, Craig Calfee says he repairs a lot of Colnagos. A teammate was the victim of a pack crash and his Scott CR-1 was cracked. They don't have any more available, and he will have to wait until next season, and spend 500 dollars.
I need to take some more recent pics of the Dragonfly as I have added some stuff...but the pic of the Luna is recent. I don't own a car so I sink a lot of change into nice bikes. I figure it is an investment in my long term health.