Cracked T-comp

[Joe_Elding]

my mate did this to his last week:

[20inchsuperstar]

they're made of tin-foil its an accident waiting to happen

i cant see why comp bikes are so weak? aren't they supposed to be good if your using them in competitions?

as for the warranty thats a bit stupid

i hope you get it sorted dude

matt

EDIT: thats a beasty crack if its just from the brakes

Edited December 22, 2006 by 20inchsuperstar

[watto]

Thats exactly where mine has gone and he is using a booster isn't he ?

[poopipe]

Thats exactly where mine has gone and he is using a booster isn't he ?

hmmm, kinda screws my theory then

don't buy one - they're rubbish

Edited December 22, 2006 by poopipe

[Mark W]

If you don't run a booster, you're asking for trouble. The constant flexing f**ks aluminium up. Damage to aluminium frames is cumulative, i.e. every bend, flex or stress adds up (which is why some people prefer steel). Every time you've pulled your brake, you've been stressing that join, and it's broken. It happened to some Pitbulls and Vincos too, so it's not just an Onza-specific thing.

RB boosters are so flexy they don't really stop chainstays moving either, but to be fair, the T-Comp was never really that nice a frame so at least it gives you the chance to upgrade

[Guest]

If you don't run a booster, you're asking for trouble. The constant flexing f**ks aluminium up. Damage to aluminium frames is cumulative, i.e. every bend, flex or stress adds up (which is why some people prefer steel). Every time you've pulled your brake, you've been stressing that join, and it's broken. It happened to some Pitbulls and Vincos too, so it's not just an Onza-specific thing.

RB boosters are so flexy they don't really stop chainstays moving either, but to be fair, the T-Comp was never really that nice a frame so at least it gives you the chance to upgrade

That's right, and for other's benefit rather than your's mark, it's a fatigue thing, which does also happen with steel, but at a much slower rate. So it's not exclusive to aluminium as mark kinda suggested. Steel tends to bend rather than snap. Had that been steel I seriously doubt it would have happened really but meh. im talking crap and want to go to bed now.

[Mark W]

Ah, my mistake. I thought steel had a small amount of 'give' where it didn't actually fatigue the metal, and Ti had an even greater amount of 'give' before it fatigued, like 10 times higher than alu or steel or something along those lines...

[matt rushton]

I'm pretty shit anyway its not as if it's been used everyday , there is a huge dent on the downtube and no sign of that cracking just the cracks previously mentioned, its hardly been used aswell, as ive been mostly on the bmx or jumpbike. I got the frame in july if that helps.

Well i don't think its too bad £60 for a frame that has lasted you 6 months.

If you used a booster it wouldn't of flexed as much so it probally wouldn't of cracked.

The other lad with a cracked t-comp, is it just me or is it only bolted in at one place?

Matt Rushton

[Muel]

If you need a cheap replacement, go back to ebay and buy a T-PRO frame from their store and put all your bits on to that.