I made the mistake in thinking the frame was carbon since I saw so many carbon frames broken that way. You made the mistake of misspelling "frame" and Ribble agreed with my assessment that was a dangerous crack.

By the way - There seems to have been a remarkable reduction in breaking carbon frames. I don't know if people are finally getting the idea that you don't complain about a carbon fiber frame breaking when you run into the side of a car at 15 mph or if they are getting the hang of the material and we're getting very few frames and forks breaking without reasons? I have seen this occur but have finally gone back to CF and my Colnago CLX 3.0 is easily the best bike I've ever ridden. But perhaps it just fits me better than most other bikes?