[Arkayne]

The frame was hanging in my garage and it fell 10 feet. It landed square on the BB and effectively ovalized it. Any recommendations for a cheap steel/aluminum replacement? It's gotta be manual friendly.

I was going to build it up to be my urban grocery getter.

 

[TheTruth]

get an older black market frame. They are extremely manual friendly. If not the most manual friendly of all bikes.

 

[sittingduck]

The frame was hanging in my garage and it fell 10 feet. It landed square on the BB and effectively ovalized it.

See! Drops to flat are BAD!





Bummer....

 

[jonKranked]

Cheap steel = azonic steelhead. A little on the heavy side, but I've heard they are great for a budget.

 

[Cru Jones]

Try to get it warrantied... tell them you were JRA

 

[untitledsince89]

Try to get it warrantied... tell them you were JRA

x2
specialized is good about warranties

 

[eaterofdog]

Try to get it warrantied... tell them you were JRA

Haha I warrantied a GT frame back in the day and they wrote that on the paperwork. I asked what it meant and the said "Justified Replacement Approved"

 

[Arkayne]

Can't hurt to try. I'll bring it in this week.

 

[quickneonrt]

Not to rain on your parade but if it landed on the bb does that mean the bottom of the bb is flat? If so that is going to be hard if not impossible to get Specialized to warranty, I mean how will you justify it? It does not hurt to try.
And yes drops to flat are very bad.

 

[Arkayne]

Yep, the bottom of the bb has a nice flat spot. I said it was ovalized in the original post but you get the idea. I've got a good relationship with my LBS so who knows, maybe they can pull a few strings.

 

[jonKranked]

Tell them you were doing a BB stall.

 

[opjones]

tell them you left it out in the sun and that's what happened.

 

[rockofullr]

tell them you left it out in the sun and that's what happened.

Torch it into a puddle of steel and then tell them you left it out and it melted.

They'll buy it!

 

[Cru Jones]

Haha I warrantied a GT frame back in the day and they wrote that on the paperwork. I asked what it meant and the said "Justified Replacement Approved"

Really? I wonder if they were messing with you. Most of the industry knows it as "Just Riding Around." "My bike broke... I swear I was JRA." Sure you were...

 

[TheTruth]

tell them your ex wife attacked.

 

[eaterofdog]

Really? I wonder if they were messing with you. Most of the industry knows it as "Just Riding Around." "My bike broke... I swear I was JRA." Sure you were...

I think he didn't want to look like a smartass (and make the shop look bad) writing it on the paperwork after I gave him my story of woe and randomly failing frames. I knew what it meant, I was just messing with him.

 

[livewakesnow]

they probably just were too lazy to right something other than JRA, and im sure they knew what it means too