Gutted.

Broke the Tinbred. Pair of cracks on the seat tube, working round the top tupe on the right…..

Absolutely. Fucking. Gutted.

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12 Responses to “Gutted.”

  • Simon Says:
    May 27th, 2006 at 5:24 pm

    I’ve never seen a crack like that before. Gutted for you :(

  • matt Says:
    May 27th, 2006 at 7:04 pm

    HOly cow! that’s a crack innit.
    another inbred dies… :(

  • Rich Says:
    May 27th, 2006 at 8:12 pm

    Will there be a memorial service?

  • grant Says:
    May 27th, 2006 at 8:26 pm

    The ride home was the memorial. I risked some of the singletrack between where I found the cracks and home. Wasn’t as if things could get any worse (bar getting my bollocks ripped off by a completely snapped seat tube and I didn’t sit the whole way to keep my bollocks safe).

    Couldn’t bear to just come home on the road.

    There will be a viking funeral at some point, then the frame goes on the wall of the garage, after a sob-filled stripping of the frame.

    Can’t believe it. In the last 2 months or so, I’ve spent just under £400 on bits, incl last night’s Ebay wheelset.

    No idea what I’m going to do…..I can’t afford any sort of replacement and I will shortly have a big box of (expensive) bits with no frame for them to go on. :-/

  • Rich Says:
    May 27th, 2006 at 8:53 pm

    Ask Brant for a free slidey Inbred.

  • grant Says:
    May 27th, 2006 at 8:56 pm

    I collect my EBB one next weekend, so it would be surplus to requirements.
    :-/

    Did wonder about contacting Brant, but not sure what to say, or what the point would be.

  • Rich Says:
    May 27th, 2006 at 8:59 pm

    Just point out the fact that it broke. You never know, you might catch him in a good mood.

  • matt Says:
    May 27th, 2006 at 9:03 pm

    never buy expensive bits for your bike, i did that and then the chameleon snapped.

    that said, new chameleon next week.. WOOO!

  • grant Says:
    May 27th, 2006 at 9:07 pm

    But you can get a new Chameleon………………..

  • TomL Says:
    May 28th, 2006 at 11:52 am

    Is it not under warranty?
    I forget how you purchased this frame.

    Poohbollocks anyway.

  • matt Says:
    May 28th, 2006 at 4:12 pm

    @grant, yeah, true, bummer.

  • Ross Says:
    October 3rd, 2006 at 4:51 am

    Hi Grant.

    I know this is an ancient thread, but anyway, what the hell. There is a small comany here in Melbourne, Australia called Gripsport who specialises in bike frame repairs, and will be able to repair your Tinbred to better (stronger) than new, no problem. And they are cheap cheap, cheap. They are proud of the fact that they can repair or modify any steel, Cro-Mo, aluminium, scandium alloy or straight Ti and Ti alloy framesets. No frame cracks can beat this guy–check out his website repair examples!!!
    Ive had a DN6 EBB inbred frame repaired by these guys–in my case it was the top-tube and headstem that failed, as well as a seatstay. Gripsport customised some funky gussets to stress relieve the cracks and put it all together for $140 Aus (thats right, 70 quid). Rides better than new now.

    Anyway, they deal with OS postage stuff all the time. Just get on their website (google Gripsport), read the details, or perhaps contact the owner Jon Weaving directly and ask for his advice.

    Cheers
    Ross Cayley
    Melbourne

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