Originally Posted by
DaveSSS
It's enirely possible to kick up a big rock and chip the paint on the first ride. It's not a defect or something to while to the seller or manufacturerabout.
I ran over a large bent nail this year. It cut a 2cm long gash in the tire, poked a hole through the center of the rim and another through the side of the rim. It also spun around and scratched my rear brake and chipped the paint on the two of the stays. The wheel was a top of the line Fulcrum Zero and the frame a LOOK 585 with a very limited edition red paint scheme. Too bad for me, but it was all repairable.
Man Dave, talk about bad luck. I bet you weren't too ticked off.
When I started this thread I wasn't in the mood for sarcasm, but I guess that's part of the game. I got a feeling you were probably fit to be tied when that happened to you.I though, there may have been a bad lay up, on the bike I got. Sometimes they have, had that on boats. They sprayed gel coat on, that wasn't treated right and was to soft and it scratched very easy. Anyhow, I use to work on fiber glass boats fixing nicks and scratches and got pretty good at it. This job wont be that hard though. Anyhow thanks for the reply and good luck.