POLL : Broken Trek Frames - Page 4

Never owned a Trek. A club friend of mine though had two Trek aluminum frames that both cracked at the BB shell. One of them was fairly old (mid 90's maybe) and they replaced it for free. The other one was newer but cracked in the same place. Also replaced for free. Poor quality but great customer service.

My friend weighs about 80 lbs less than me and although he's a masher, I've put just as many hard miles on my CAAD8 with no issues.

Yes, Trek wouldn't stay in business if they replaced every rider's demolished frame, nor would such a policy encourage responsible riding; but I had to ask... a trade-in discount is certainly not out of the question, especially considering the strength of CF and the reputation of Trek.

Agree a discount would be a good customer-loyality move for Trek. Perhaps they feel they are giving you a break just by selling you a replacement frame.

CF is very strong in tension loads, but that doesn't include impacts from bashing the frame tubes on roots and rocks. For that kind of use, seems to me a cheaper heavy-wall aluminum or steel frame would be a better choice.

Thank you for taking the time to comment; hopefully others will benefit from your contribution. For the record, I remain partial to Trek and to carbon fiber. I've duct-taped my tube and continue to ride while saving up for a replacement.

No problems here. Of coarse Trek frames break so do colonogo, pinarello, de rosa, specialized, giant....... No matter what material, I ride with guys that have broke all 3 major types of building material. There are 4 Treks and two Cannondales plus an Opus in my families stable and none have broke, I still believe a lot depends on the rider.

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