Originally Posted by Duke of Kent

I can respect that, Seely.

I just want a nice bike, and don't have the means to replace it should it break.

However: I just thought of something better, that *might* satisfy the purists of the board:

Could I simply ask the seller if he would be willing to be the claiming party on the warranty? As in could I just send it back to him, and then pay him to send it in to the manufacturer? More expensive, but actually 1) legal and 2) under the terms of the original warranty?