Originally Posted by cycletourist
According to Grant Petersen of Rivendell, a major manufacturer recently had to recall some aluminum bikes because of 2 frame failures. One buckled while a customer was test riding and the other buckled while a customer was doing a track stand on the shop floor.
I don't know which company but my guess is probably Cannondale or Specialized. Both companies, especially C-dale, like to push the limits of Aluminum.
Probably Cannondale... my friend dented his new R2000 the first day he had it when his heel knicked the top tube getting on. Unbelievable... I mean yeah, its light, but if you so much as look at it crosseyed it will fold in half.