Originally Posted by
Technician
From what I'm hearing on the cyclists grapevine, that as a result of the new hinge configuration bikes produced from around 2015 onwards will not suffer from the same issue as previous models.
Nothing heard on the iffy weld problem if indeed the welding was problematic. It does seem really odd that the troublesome bikes were produced in different factories at different times by different welders using different equipment etc. so where's the correlation ?
See the pic. I believe both the pics I posted came from poster Christineengland. You can google for more on the net. Most of the failure appear to be clean break at the weld. Hardly any deformation/material rupture/tearing of the aluminium tube or the hinge plates. If it breaks at the weld, changing/strengthening the hinge will not fix the problem.