Quote from aikigreg on Apr 18th, 2013, 2:17pm:Oh, it is. But it's really more of a lowracer - you just get the benefit of the bigger front wheel.
Jay, did you talk to Dana directly? I mean, mine is rock solid at 250 pounds and 4 years of solid use. It's been on cross country trips, two different hill country races over texas chipseal, the race across Oregon, 2 or 3 tejas time trial races, and countless brevets. No way a featherweight like you who doesn't ride it exclusively damaged that bike.
Quote from TonyWard on Apr 18th, 2013, 9:51am: Well look at the bright side. You may need a new high racer. I hear the M5 is pretty nice.
Yes, I have talked to him personally and been in contact with him via E-mail. When I first talked to him, thought the problem was defective glue bond. Told him I wanted to repair it myself, because I have worked with epoxy, and I wanted to ride the bike at Muenster, week after next. He sent me info on the glue and some instructions. I looked at the mount this morning and confirmed that the frame tube had delaminated, rather than the mount glue bond failing. As a matter of fact, there is a loose layer of carbon fiber on the tube that is not embedded in the epoxy matrix. Because of my 145 pound weight, Dana still thinks the bike will be safe to ride, if I repair it myself. The other options are to ship the bike to California and have my frame repaired or have a new frame frame built, using salvageable components from the damaged frame. Dana would discount the prices. I don't want to spend big bucks, so will probably attempt to repair it myself. Think I'll beef up the mount-to-tube joint by applying aircraft grade epoxy and fiberglass on each side of the mount and run it down onto the tube. This type of seat mount failure has been reported on only one other Carbent.
Speaking of high racers, my 2008 Corsa was a great bike. Should have kept it, instead of entering the carbon bike world.