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Ti frame repair, replacement frame help!!! Also - Airborne/Flyteinfo?
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I just found out the junction of top/down tubes with the bb shell on my frame is cracked 90% through. I was wondering if anyone knows if this can be welded together (safely since I race) or whether the frame should now be scrapped? If there is no hope can I get some recommendations of good/stiff frames (that are also reasonably priced - in college here) that would ride similarly to Airborne/Flyte? This bike is a 2005 Zeppelin and I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the company? I tried their website and then found out through another newsgroup that they went belly-up. Does that basically mean that their lifetime warranty is now void or is there something I can do about it? Even a partial monetary replacement would help. How does warranty work with a bankruptcy case? Thank you for any and all help. |
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Ti frame repair, replacement frame help!!! Also - Airborne/Flyteinfo?
Gina-Mirela Mustata wrote:
I just found out the junction of top/down tubes with the bb shell on my frame is cracked 90% through. I was wondering if anyone knows if this can be welded together (safely since I race) or whether the frame should now be scrapped? If there is no hope can I get some recommendations of good/stiff frames (that are also reasonably priced - in college here) that would ride similarly to Airborne/Flyte? This bike is a 2005 Zeppelin and I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the company? I tried their website and then found out through another newsgroup that they went belly-up. Does that basically mean that their lifetime warranty is now void or is there something I can do about it? Even a partial monetary replacement would help. How does warranty work with a bankruptcy case? Warranties are 'lifetime'; theirs, not yours usually. Do they have a surviving entity? If so, maybe. This is Ti? A customer showed us a cracked Ti frame which he had rewelded by an Air Force tech at a local base. That's a rare success story. If aluminum, repairs exceed value; replace it. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Ti frame repair, replacement frame help!!! Also - Airborne/Flyte info?
"Gina-Mirela Mustata" wrote in message ... Hi, I just found out the junction of top/down tubes with the bb shell on my frame is cracked 90% through. I was wondering if anyone knows if this can be welded together (safely since I race) or whether the frame should now be scrapped? If there is no hope can I get some recommendations of good/stiff frames (that are also reasonably priced - in college here) that would ride similarly to Airborne/Flyte? This bike is a 2005 Zeppelin and I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the company? I tried their website and then found out through another newsgroup that they went belly-up. Does that basically mean that their lifetime warranty is now void or is there something I can do about it? Even a partial monetary replacement would help. How does warranty work with a bankruptcy case? Thank you for any and all help. Roark is a Ti builder nearby. http://www.roarkcycles.com/ You may want to contact them for advice/recommendations of someone relatively local who can help you. Warranty in a bankruptcy case often puts you far down the line of creditors. Good luck. |
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Ti frame repair, replacement frame help!!! Also - Airborne/Flyteinfo?
Gina-Mirela Mustata wrote:
Hi, I just found out the junction of top/down tubes with the bb shell on my frame is cracked 90% through. I was wondering if anyone knows if this can be welded together (safely since I race) or whether the frame should now be scrapped? If there is no hope can I get some recommendations of good/stiff frames (that are also reasonably priced - in college here) that would ride similarly to Airborne/Flyte? This bike is a 2005 Zeppelin and I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the company? I tried their website and then found out through another newsgroup that they went belly-up. Does that basically mean that their lifetime warranty is now void or is there something I can do about it? Even a partial monetary replacement would help. How does warranty work with a bankruptcy case? Thank you for any and all help. Airborne got their frames made by Xcad. Friday |
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Ti frame repair, replacement frame help!!! Also - Airborne/Flyteinfo?
Gina-Mirela Mustata wrote:
Hi, I just found out the junction of top/down tubes with the bb shell on my frame is cracked 90% through. I was wondering if anyone knows if this can be welded together (safely since I race) or whether the frame should now be scrapped? If there is no hope can I get some recommendations of good/stiff frames (that are also reasonably priced - in college here) that would ride similarly to Airborne/Flyte? This bike is a 2005 Zeppelin and I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the company? I tried their website and then found out through another newsgroup that they went belly-up. Does that basically mean that their lifetime warranty is now void or is there something I can do about it? Even a partial monetary replacement would help. How does warranty work with a bankruptcy case? Thank you for any and all help. check in your area for someone that does aircraft repair, 2nd choice would be welding supply, they can tell you who is buying the stuff that can weld Ti. I had a frame repaired by a welding shop locally and the weld looked and performed as new. It cost about $50. |
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Ti frame repair, replacement frame help!!! Also - Airborne/Flyteinfo?
Gina-Mirela Mustata wrote:
Hi, I just found out the junction of top/down tubes with the bb shell on my frame is cracked 90% through. I was wondering if anyone knows if this can be welded together (safely since I race) or whether the frame should now be scrapped? If there is no hope can I get some recommendations of good/stiff frames (that are also reasonably priced - in college here) that would ride similarly to Airborne/Flyte? Sorry about your broken frame, but I think that you are SOL on warrantee repair. If you are looking for a good, strong, stiff ti frame check out Habanero, http://www.habcycles.com -- and tell Mark you got the pointer here in r.b.t. -- David L. Johnson "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." --Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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