Just got a Dahon D7 to use from the car park at work to the office which is a 2 mile ride or a 40 minute journey by bus. Yep you read that right 2 miles, wait 15 minutes for bus, spend 30 minutes on bus while it chokes in traffic around T3 at Heathrow Airport. Not any more.
Brand new bike came with scratch on frame and on crank, scratch on main handle bar post and tiny split in underside of saddle. Is that normal? I dont really want to return it as these seem hard to get and I need it right now!
Rode it around the block and it went very well, better than I expected have to admit to being pleasantly surprised that a folding bike felt so together! Its in the back of my Focus right now... who else has got one of these?
Brand new bike came with scratch on frame and on crank, scratch on main handle bar post and tiny split in underside of saddle. Is that normal? I dont really want to return it as these seem hard to get and I need it right now!
If you're going to be using it as a commuter, in and out of the car, being folded/unfolded and locked up on a daily basis it will soon pick up some knocks so I wouldn't be precious about it. In your position I'd take some pictures, email them to the retailer and ask for a discount because of the damage. It would cost them a fair bit in postage to get that one back, send a new one out, and then repair or discount the damaged original, they might as well throw some of that your way then everyone is happy.
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Just got a Dahon D7 to use from the car park at work to the office which is a 2 mile ride or a 40 minute journey by bus. Yep you read that right...
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Rode it around the block and it went very well, better than I expected have to admit to being pleasantly surprised that a folding bike felt so together! Its in the back of my Focus right now... who else has got one of these?
A friend of mine has one - it is her first bike for many years and she is delighted with it. She commutes several miles a day on it and has also taken it on some off-road trails.
But for a real folding bike ride you *also* need a Bike Friday ;-)
Brand new bike came with scratch on frame and on crank, scratch on main handle bar post and tiny split in underside of saddle. Is that normal? I dont really want to return it as these seem hard to get and I need it right now!
Its going to get scratched pretty soon in normal use so look on it as helping you get over the hurdle of that first scratch ;-)
-- Tony
"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't" Anon
Brand new bike came with scratch on frame and on crank, scratch on main handle bar post and tiny split in underside of saddle. Is that normal? I dont really want to return it as these seem hard to get and I need it right now!
Are you going to enjoy by looking at its pristine paintwork and lacquer, or by riding it? It's going to acquire plenty of honourably earned scratches and marks in its lifetime, just like a decent piece of furniture will, and just like a decent piece of furniture it is more than capable of absorbing them into its character. So you may as well enjoy them.
Thanks for the replies and yes I agree that over time the bike will pick up a few knocks through usage so I guess it does not matter very much, however would people accept a brand new car with similar scratches?
Anyway its a great bike more agile and solid than I ever expected and with a fair turn of speed too. I certainly will not miss that awful bus ride around T3!
Thanks for the replies and yes I agree that over time the bike will pick up a few knocks through usage so I guess it does not matter very much, however would people accept a brand new car with similar scratches?
Probably not, but then people are particularly idiotic about cars.
Thanks for the replies and yes I agree that over time the bike will pick up a few knocks through usage so I guess it does not matter very much, however would people accept a brand new car with similar scratches?
I know someone who gets a penknife out and makes the first small scratch to get it over with.
-- Tony
"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't" Anon
Obvious not a carbon fibre frame! I have secured the scotchbrite for the new bike already. Of course it has no paint and scratches polish out :-)
Please do go on...
My carbon frame has a number of minor scratches and some hazing from cable rub. I was wondering if there was anything practical I could do about this and wondered if T-Cut would be safe. Are you saying scotchbrite works? Do you know this from first hand experience?
Mine is titanium, and scratches on the frame can be buffed off with scotchbrite. Sorry for the confusion.
Just thought the idea of scratching a new CF frame was too much.
If it were unpainted CF, I'd probably be looking to use clear nail varnish or wax for a scratch. I'm no materials engineer though. I also read that clear scotch tape to protect from abrasion can help. This is of course cheaper than the CF stickers also available. For a scratched seat post (by shop :-() I've used a marker pen.
