Or can it be repaired?
how is it 'loose'..?
... the mechanic in our club and he reckons that a pin or two through the frame ... but it makes for a creaky bike...
Thanks for the replies.
I can try and get a photo but it won't show much - essentially the issue is that you can rock the cranks and there is a large amount of play - the movement comes from the bottom bracket shell as described by eddy - you can see the aluminium sleeve inside the carbon frame has play.
I'm going to try and warranty the frame in the hope I get one of their nice shiny new models, if not then it is a repair job. Cheers for the offer O2GF74, but I've talked to the mechanic in our club and he reckons that a pin or two through the frame should do the job and has offered to fix it at his bike, but it makes for a creaky bike, so I'll take that option should the warranty fail!
Dave, on of the team there, used to work for Isaac & he and Mike the co-owner are both very au fait with carbon. They (and Viner's UK importers) were brilliant when I had my own issues, so I'm not surprised.Sorry about the lack of updates - it is an Isaac, and I had a couple of screws put through the bottom bracket shell to hold it in place - looks very neat, but I can't tell how well it has fixed the issue as I've been riding my winter training bike around ever since. RichTally, velocity cycles in portsmouth were the guys who helped me out, could be worth giving them a ring. I reckon they are one of the best shops for this kind of stuff in the area.