Bike companies not honoring warranties

[Randall]

I have been hearing stories that the bike companies are not honoring warranties on carbon fiber bikes. Now mind you that this even when there is no sign of crashing. I heard one story where one guy went up to Specialized and they through him out.

[raamman]

On Apr 1, 7:31*am, Randall > wrote:
> I have been hearing stories that the bike companies are not honoring warranties on carbon fiber bikes. Now mind you that this even when there is no sign of crashing. I heard one story where one guy went up to Specialized and they through him out.

they went through him ?

[Anton Berlin]

I'll bet that took you a lot of courage to come out and tell us this
story about this "one guy".

He's probably really a sweet and often misunderstood, big-hearted guy
much like yourself.

One who only wants the love of a decent woman and a free carbon fiber
bike for some stupid ****ing dumbass move he pulled ?

Does this sound about right you corporate terrorist **** ?

[Fred Flintstein]

On 4/1/2012 6:31 AM, Randall wrote:
> I have been hearing stories that the bike companies are not honoring warranties on carbon fiber bikes. Now mind you that this even when there is no sign of crashing. I heard one story where one guy went up to Specialized and they through him out.

Appaling!

Warranty issues have traditionally gotten a warm welcome here.

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/msg/9eb82731eb2582ef

F

PS Last weekend I broke a Trek mtb that I bought 11 years ago.
As the original owner I brought it back to the dealer for
warranty replacement. Because of the age it's likely I'll get
a credit against a new bike. They really can't replace the
frame because nothing on the bike I broke is current. I'm
totally OK with that since I've been lusting for a 29er.

What was key was that there was no evidence of any big frontal
hits since riding like a moron voids the warranty. Did your
friend have that problem?

[Simply Fred]

Randall wrote:
>> I have been hearing stories that the bike companies are not honoring
>> warranties on carbon fiber bikes. Now mind you that this even when
>> there is no sign of crashing. I heard one story where one guy went up
>> to Specialized and they through him out.

Fred Flintstein wrote:
> Appaling!
> PS Last weekend I broke a Trek mtb that I bought 11 years ago.
> As the original owner I brought it back to the dealer for
> warranty replacement. Because of the age it's likely I'll get
> a credit against a new bike. They really can't replace the
> frame because nothing on the bike I broke is current. I'm
> totally OK with that since I've been lusting for a 29er.

Luckily you should qualify for an EU warranty if you get one of these:
<http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/bianchi-launch-two-new-29ers-for-2012-30586/>

[Fred Flintstein]

On 4/3/2012 2:53 PM, Simply Fred wrote:
> Randall wrote:
>>> I have been hearing stories that the bike companies are not honoring
>>> warranties on carbon fiber bikes. Now mind you that this even when
>>> there is no sign of crashing. I heard one story where one guy went up
>>> to Specialized and they through him out.
>
> Fred Flintstein wrote:
>> Appaling!
>> PS Last weekend I broke a Trek mtb that I bought 11 years ago.
>> As the original owner I brought it back to the dealer for
>> warranty replacement. Because of the age it's likely I'll get
>> a credit against a new bike. They really can't replace the
>> frame because nothing on the bike I broke is current. I'm
>> totally OK with that since I've been lusting for a 29er.
>
> Luckily you should qualify for an EU warranty if you get one of these:
> <http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/bianchi-launch-two-new-29ers-for-2012-30586/>
>

Trek gave me a credit on a new bike that was more than the old
one was worth. Since I was going to replace the one that I
broke I'm pretty happy with that. And I've slaked the 29er
lust.

Sucks to be the guy that wiped out his CF bike and couldn't get
a new one.

F

[Anton Berlin]

On Apr 20, 11:42*am, Fred Flintstein
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> On 4/3/2012 2:53 PM, Simply Fred wrote:
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> > Randall wrote:
> >>> I have been hearing stories that the bike companies are not honoring
> >>> warranties on carbon fiber bikes. Now mind you that this even when
> >>> there is no sign of crashing. I heard one story where one guy went up
> >>> to Specialized and they through him out.
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> > Fred Flintstein wrote:
> >> Appaling!
> >> PS Last weekend I broke a Trek mtb that I bought 11 years ago.
> >> As the original owner I brought it back to the dealer for
> >> warranty replacement. Because of the age it's likely I'll get
> >> a credit against a new bike. They really can't replace the
> >> frame because nothing on the bike I broke is current. I'm
> >> totally OK with that since I've been lusting for a 29er.
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> > Luckily you should qualify for an EU warranty if you get one of these:
> > <http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/bianchi-launch-two-new-29ers-fo....>
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> Trek gave me a credit on a new bike that was more than the old
> one was worth. Since I was going to replace the one that I
> broke I'm pretty happy with that. And I've slaked the 29er
> lust.
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> Sucks to be the guy that wiped out his CF bike and couldn't get
> a new one.
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> F

Yeah but Randall sure showed them - he bravely put in his 2 cents
worth - hell 2 zloty worth and showed that minimum wage bike shop
employee who's the boss.

A whole 6-7 people have seen Randall's effective commentary on how
"one guy" couldn't get a new bike and "through him out"

This will be a case study to rival Ralph Nader's "unsafe at any speed"
or as Randall might put it - 'reer injuned cars are bad"