Remember the epic Trek bottom bracket thread?
02-15-12 | 02:32 AM
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Remember the epic Trek bottom bracket thread?
Considering a used Trek?
Add another data point. My 2007 5.2 Madone started creaking last summer something awful. The cause didn't present at that time and I tried everything to get rid of the creak; both myself and the local shop where I bought the bike went through more than one round of tightening/swapping components to isolate the creak with no success.
Today the cause finally presented itself: the bottom bracket shell is detached from the frame on the driveside. Fortunately, I am the first owner. Now I get to test the fabled trek warranty.
Add another data point. My 2007 5.2 Madone started creaking last summer something awful. The cause didn't present at that time and I tried everything to get rid of the creak; both myself and the local shop where I bought the bike went through more than one round of tightening/swapping components to isolate the creak with no success.
Today the cause finally presented itself: the bottom bracket shell is detached from the frame on the driveside. Fortunately, I am the first owner. Now I get to test the fabled trek warranty.
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02-15-12 | 02:48 AM
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If it is a lifetime warranty and you are the original owner it should be covered without a problem.
02-15-12 | 02:56 AM
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02-15-12 | 03:05 AM
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02-15-12 | 03:26 AM
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^^^Funny, I think it was the alloy sleeve bonded inside the carbon that failed and not the carbon itself.
IIRC the problem was the bonding agent and not the carbon/resin.
IIRC the problem was the bonding agent and not the carbon/resin.
02-15-12 | 05:53 AM
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02-15-12 | 06:14 AM
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02-15-12 | 07:09 AM
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Weak.
02-15-12 | 08:06 AM
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02-15-12 | 08:15 AM
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02-15-12 | 09:00 AM
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This is good to hear. Leaves me wondering if this might have something to do with Trek's migration away from bonded alloy bottom bracket shells.
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"If you’re new enough [to racing] that you would ask such question, then i would hazard a guess that if you just made up a workout that sounded hard to do, and did it, you’d probably get faster." --the tiniest sprinter
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02-15-12 | 09:03 AM
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Not every way. Longevity? Yes, steel wins. Weight? No, not by a long shot. Or it's early and I just got suckered by a troll.
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"If you’re new enough [to racing] that you would ask such question, then i would hazard a guess that if you just made up a workout that sounded hard to do, and did it, you’d probably get faster." --the tiniest sprinter
02-15-12 | 09:06 AM
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Correct, as far as I can tell. Though it is possible the carbon around the bond failed, rather than the bond itself. No way to tell without getting the band saw out.
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Cat 2 Track, Cat 3 Road.
"If you’re new enough [to racing] that you would ask such question, then i would hazard a guess that if you just made up a workout that sounded hard to do, and did it, you’d probably get faster." --the tiniest sprinter
02-15-12 | 09:13 AM
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Eh, maybe. My running coach still rides around on a 1989 Trek 2500 (alloy lugs, bonded carbon tubes) and it's fine. I have easily 10K miles on my 2005 Madone and it's structurally just fine. Steel can last basically forever, but there's a lot of heavily used carbon out there at this point...
02-15-12 | 09:20 AM
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Eh, maybe. My running coach still rides around on a 1989 Trek 2500 (alloy lugs, bonded carbon tubes) and it's fine. I have easily 10K miles on my 2005 Madone and it's structurally just fine. Steel can last basically forever, but there's a lot of heavily used carbon out there at this point...
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Cat 2 Track, Cat 3 Road.
"If you’re new enough [to racing] that you would ask such question, then i would hazard a guess that if you just made up a workout that sounded hard to do, and did it, you’d probably get faster." --the tiniest sprinter
02-15-12 | 09:25 AM
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