Originally Posted by
vtjim
Gah! My top tube is cracked in two!

(5 years old, over 10,000 miles on all terrain and weather conditions.)
I heard a loud crack this morning right before I got to work but didn't notice until I was rolling the bike out of the building and the seat felt "weird" in my hand. Something didn't seem right so I investigated and then realized what had happened.
Already talked to the LBS and they're going to document it and send it to Trek. I'm hoping we can just work out some sort of trade or discount on a new bike because I want a Soho, but we'll see.
Here's a blurry picture...

Question #1) Which Soho are you interested in? the belt drive or the regular? Just curious, because I am interested in both. Along those lines, what is your bike now?
Question #2) How exactly does a tope tube crack? Does that come from loading too much weight or something? Or is it more of a manufacturing defect? I am just getting into this stuff, and admittadly am not very knowledgeable about this stuff...For that, please forgive me.
Good luck getting a new ride.