sounds terrible. not that i was thinking of buying a soma, but i know i won't buy one in the future. the one guy that defends soma on that thread makes it sound like the frame broke because of how hard it was being riden. correct me if i'm wrong (perhaps don walker could weigh in here), but i wouldn't expect steel to break unless it was crashed. a frame breaking along the seat stay or chain stay sounds like defective tubing or welding. anything is possible though.....

on the flip side....the guy has access to a powder coater but doesn't want a black or gray bike?! damn...if i had access to one of those, i'd be buying extra bikes just so i could paint them!