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I believe all treks and companies that trek bought(LeMond, Gary Fisher, Klein, etc) out have lifetime warranties. Google Village Cycle center(largest Trek dealer in the nation) and give them a call.
I had a '06 Lemond filmore with a crack in the seat tube so I brought it in without any paperwork, they sent it into Trek and I got a new frame in a matter of weeks!
WOOT! The guy welded it for $25 looks good and since it's my "beater" winter ride I'm happy.
Audrey, thanks that's what the bike shop said and since it's a steel rim they gave me some tips even thought the tires are rated and made for newer bikes 65-70 psi is what they recommend for mine.
I need to save my $ as I want a new hybrid more upright with thinner tires possibly an electric assist pedal recharge type.
Mike Zumwalt said:WOOT! The guy welded it for $25 looks good...I want a new hybrid...possibly an electric assist pedal recharge type.
What the heck is that?
And insofar as you've welded the frame, I'd be a bit careful. The specs for a Trek 820 say the frame is "custom steel" which probably means some kind of alloy. Alloys are usually tough to weld...or braze. At 6'5" you're a big boy, and you don't want that frame snapping at the repair and collapsing, in a busy intersection, just as you're crossing in front of a garbage truck speeding down on you. Large frames, with long tubes, are subject to more stress and fracture than smaller frames -- longer lever-arms tend to magnify forces.
I'm not sure, but it sounds like your frame cracked at the top of the down tube. This is a very vulnerable area on a bike frame...anytime you hit something with your front wheel you stress this area. I'm 6'5" too. I once carelessly rolled forward and lightly (I thought) struck the rear bumper of a car with my front wheel. When I got home I saw that I'd cracked the top of the down tube. My bike mechanic ended up replacing the whole tube...he said there was no other safe alternative. Be careful.
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