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Gary Fisher Montare cracked frame

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  1. Has anybody had any dealing with any Gary Fisher dealers when it comes to replacing a cracked alum
    frame? The weld where the seat tube, top tube and seat stay meet has two horizontal cracks across
    the weld at exactly the same spots on either side. The crack has already ran up the top tube and
    extended past the weld. I was wondering how long I will be without a bike, I can't stand the thought
    of that.......I guess I will have to find a loner until I get my problem resolved.

  2. "qa2" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Has anybody had any dealing with any Gary Fisher dealers when it comes to replacing a cracked
    alum frame?

    Yes. Unfortunately they replaced it with another Fisher!

    (LOL, just throwin' JD a bone 🙂

    My Paragon cracked and was replaced under warranty; pain in the ass waiting (and my LBS was less
    than helpful), but eventually it worked out.

    Bill "could be convicted of hardtail neglect" S.

  3. qa2 said:

    I guess I will have to find a loner until I get my problem resolved.

    Travis lives up in Maine 🙂

    (I'm a bad person... Sorry Trav)

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  4. If you need to repair frames etc. check out Pyrobike.com they are a company out of Vancouver, BC,
    Canada that deal in frame repair, re-painting and heat treating aluminium frames. From what I have
    heard, cost for the full treatment runs about $200 CAD.

    mark

  5. "qa2" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Has anybody had any dealing with any Gary Fisher dealers when it comes to replacing a cracked alum
    frame? The weld where the seat tube, top tube and seat stay meet has two horizontal cracks across
    the weld at exactly the same spots on either side. The crack has already ran up the top tube and
    extended past the weld. I was wondering how long I will be without a bike, I can't stand the
    thought of that.......I guess I will have to find a loner until I get my problem resolved.

    yep, cracked my '00 Supercaliber at the bottom bracket/seat tube weld. Only problem was that
    SuperCal's are now 29'ers only, so I was given a Paragon frame. Everthing fit just fine and it's
    been fine since.

    Assuming you're the original owner and registered the frame, you should have no issues getting a
    replacement - also assuming it's not judged "abuse" by the local Fisher rep.

    Your LBS should be able to handle the replacement, but will likely charge you labor to
    disassemble/reassemble and shipping/boxing charges. I took mine apart and boxed it up after they had
    inspected it, paying only for shipping.

  6. "bomba" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    qa2 said:

    I guess I will
    have to find a loner until I get my problem resolved.

    Travis lives up in Maine 🙂

    (I'm a bad person... Sorry Trav)

    Nice catch!

    Bill "let it go to see who'd spot it (yeah, sure)" S.

  7. On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 03:27:12 GMT, qa2 <[email hidden]> blathered:

    Quoted message said:

    Has anybody had any dealing with any Gary Fisher dealers when it comes to replacing a cracked
    alum frame?

    Supercaliber 1: btinternet.comsuper crack.jpg

    Supercaliber 2: btinternet.comscal weld2.jpg

    Trek Corp are great when it comes to replacing frames. I now ride a Klein...

    Pete
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  8. On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 03:27:12 GMT, qa2 <[email hidden]> blathered:

    Quoted message said:

    Has anybody had any dealing with any Gary Fisher dealers when it comes to replacing a cracked alum
    frame? without a bike, I can't stand the thought of that.......I guess I will have to find a loner
    until I get my problem resolved.

    Here I am!

    Personally, I'd get a loaner - less grumpy.

    Pete
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    btinternet.com~peteajones

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