Hi, a wipe down with a damp cloth last week discover a unpleasant loking crack around the joint between top tube and seat tube, at the time I hopefuly thought it just a crack in the paint, on the other side I had a piece of electrical tape to stop cable rub, lifting that revealed more crack, this one with a bit of rust in it, i rode it for a week more (yes I know) before taking it into LBS for new running gear prior to the Dunwich Dynamo
All three LBS wallahs told me the frame is finished and don't ride it, they said it could be wealded but wouldn't look nice
A quick bit of googling shows a few other people have had this happen and seemingly Condor replace in the first two years and say sorry after that, I had some cheerful idea that frames came with 10 year plus warranties on the grounds they donlt break
Googling about welding suggests it to be a last resort as the frame will never be the same again
2 questions really, legal type advice if Condor refuse to replace, I think I'm on 2 years and three or four months, given the usual lifetime of a frame, can I make arguement that they have to replace, EU laws on quality and fit for purpose and so on?
And if I went the repair route, can anyone recomend someone handy for the NE London area? At the moment I wouldn't know there was a problem when riding
I'e had a few minor offs but nothing vaguely rough enough to crack the frame it seemed to me, the only substantial collision with a ped left the carbon forks fine so I assume a steel frame should have survived that
Thanks, I'll keep thisup to date, I did 2 years of law and the wife is a barrister so I might be going down a legal route if Condor walk away from replacing the frame
All advice gratefullly received<br><br>pics attached for the curious, I have to sat it's lloks far worse in these pics that it has to me so far, the gunk on one side it from the piece of tape stopping the cable rubbbing, and covering up the nasty side with crack<br><br><br>
All three LBS wallahs told me the frame is finished and don't ride it, they said it could be wealded but wouldn't look nice
A quick bit of googling shows a few other people have had this happen and seemingly Condor replace in the first two years and say sorry after that, I had some cheerful idea that frames came with 10 year plus warranties on the grounds they donlt break
Googling about welding suggests it to be a last resort as the frame will never be the same again
2 questions really, legal type advice if Condor refuse to replace, I think I'm on 2 years and three or four months, given the usual lifetime of a frame, can I make arguement that they have to replace, EU laws on quality and fit for purpose and so on?
And if I went the repair route, can anyone recomend someone handy for the NE London area? At the moment I wouldn't know there was a problem when riding
I'e had a few minor offs but nothing vaguely rough enough to crack the frame it seemed to me, the only substantial collision with a ped left the carbon forks fine so I assume a steel frame should have survived that
Thanks, I'll keep thisup to date, I did 2 years of law and the wife is a barrister so I might be going down a legal route if Condor walk away from replacing the frame
All advice gratefullly received<br><br>pics attached for the curious, I have to sat it's lloks far worse in these pics that it has to me so far, the gunk on one side it from the piece of tape stopping the cable rubbbing, and covering up the nasty side with crack<br><br><br>