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Author Topic: Any 5000 or 4000 frame failures?  (Read 4347 times)

Thunderchild

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Any 5000 or 4000 frame failures?
« on: October 21, 2009, 07:11:18 pm »
Since my 5000 has become my main ride with the Oz having bottom bracket issues, just wondering if anyone has had or heard of a 5000 or 4000 (square down tube) crack, fail, or other frame problem.

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Re: Any 5000 or 4000 frame failures?
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2009, 08:37:14 am »
Nope. Bought my 4000 in January '98 and its still as good as it was the day I collected it. Excellent bike! 8)
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Re: Any 5000 or 4000 frame failures?
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2009, 02:48:48 am »
Quote from: Spokes on October 22, 2009, 08:37:14 am
Nope. Bought my 4000 in January '98 and its still as good as it was the day I collected it. Excellent bike! 8)

You're supposed to ride it you know!
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Re: Any 5000 or 4000 frame failures?
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2009, 04:03:13 am »
No problems on my 4000se
I've ridden it for 5 years since 2004 and it had a busy life before then.

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keith

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Re: Any 5000 or 4000 frame failures?
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2009, 10:58:29 am »
11 years trouble free,proflex 4000
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Matno

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Re: Any 5000 or 4000 frame failures?
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2009, 07:50:38 am »
Only "frame problem" I have is that my Thule rack won't hold the square down tube!  >:(
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Re: Any 5000 or 4000 frame failures?
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2009, 05:32:07 pm »
I bought my 4000 new in Fall of 99, rode it as a single source for 10 years without a single frame issue.  It's now my secondary FS setup, so it doesn't get out much now. 
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Thunderchild

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Re: Any 5000 or 4000 frame failures?
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2009, 09:53:30 pm »
Quote from: Matno on December 10, 2009, 07:50:38 am
Only "frame problem" I have is that my Thule rack won't hold the square down tube!  >:(

Just break out the Dremel tool out and modify that down tube.... ;D
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Re: Any 5000 or 4000 frame failures?
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2010, 04:43:35 am »
 my carbon proflex is buggered as well at the bottom bracket.  I think a weekend combination of singlepseeding and jumping didn't help.

Anyone know how to fix it?
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