That really sucks, did you get your money back from Performance? I've had a cyclops fluid 2 for about a year now and am extremely happy with it no problems what so ever. That being said, its a pretty expensive piece of equipment. I was in a similar situation last year when I bought mine, I was going to get it on ebay, but didn't want to wait, just spent the extra $40 at the LBS. I would do some research and find out if the blackburn is worth the discount.