mosschops2
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Evening All.
Apologies to Cathryn before I start....
My Dawes Discovery 201, my only means of transport, has yet again let me down.
It is merely 13 months old, has been used for a 2 mile commute and a good few 15-20 mile rides too. So far, I've replaced the inner tubes, the tyres, the brake cables, one gear cable, I've had it in the LBS twice for gear adjustments, the gear protector fell off, and the bell was crap.
Onyhoo, cycling on Sunday morning, with my 3 to daughter on the child seat. Went up a fair hill - steep rather than long (which I had not been able to decide whether it was responsible or not), to suddenly find that there was a problem.
It was as if the brake block got jammed... after a few secs I got off, to find that the frame had snapped!!!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2263/1800654745_5e5cc2ba6b_o.jpg
(may have to edit if that didn't work out right!)
The frame snapped in two places. (Note that the blue frame pictures is not my bike, nor a Dawes. Interestingly there also appears to be about 5 times more material in the broken area, than there is on my bike!!! Grrrr.)
So no more than a rant really. I may get around to taking an actual picture, and posting.
I've no idea what my guarentee deal is (good odds it was a 12 month deal. Sunday's ride was literally 54 weeks after having bought it!). Any chance of Dawes helping me out, replacement wise??
So I'm walking everywhere... for the time being.........
Apologies to Cathryn before I start....
My Dawes Discovery 201, my only means of transport, has yet again let me down.
It is merely 13 months old, has been used for a 2 mile commute and a good few 15-20 mile rides too. So far, I've replaced the inner tubes, the tyres, the brake cables, one gear cable, I've had it in the LBS twice for gear adjustments, the gear protector fell off, and the bell was crap.
Onyhoo, cycling on Sunday morning, with my 3 to daughter on the child seat. Went up a fair hill - steep rather than long (which I had not been able to decide whether it was responsible or not), to suddenly find that there was a problem.
It was as if the brake block got jammed... after a few secs I got off, to find that the frame had snapped!!!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2263/1800654745_5e5cc2ba6b_o.jpg
(may have to edit if that didn't work out right!)
The frame snapped in two places. (Note that the blue frame pictures is not my bike, nor a Dawes. Interestingly there also appears to be about 5 times more material in the broken area, than there is on my bike!!! Grrrr.)
So no more than a rant really. I may get around to taking an actual picture, and posting.
I've no idea what my guarentee deal is (good odds it was a 12 month deal. Sunday's ride was literally 54 weeks after having bought it!). Any chance of Dawes helping me out, replacement wise??
So I'm walking everywhere... for the time being.........