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[Zoomstag]

nézzed,
klorit lelõhelyet neveztek el rólad:)
http://kepfeltoltes....ltoltes.hu_.jpg
(csak nincs elforgatva vízszintbe')

[thez]

Mi, hogy holnap elérd a vonatot?
Duncon?

[sala]

nagyon vicces nyelv ez a lengyel

tessék szoritani holnap

[lor]

pedig az erdoben meg hav van

[tamaska]

a 8 sebességes ultegra szettnek mi a kódja, mikori évjárat?

mert sehogy sem találok képet a fékváltókarról

6400 szeria. es nem ultegranak hivtak, hanem ultegra 600-nak. 98-ig volt kaphato, 99ben jott az ultegra nev es a Mega-9



st-6400

[Lord_Leslie]

Itten is volt havazás, de semmisenem maradt meg hálisten..

[Maggi]

es rohadt dolog vizes foldet lapatolni.....

[Iceshark]

faja, hétvégén akartam/ok menni a bükkbe, de már nem havas túrát terveztem

[Maggi]

itt is esik a ho...pont most ertem haza....sidi-be elfagyott a labam ujja

[burce]

Aztán a talpad fázik-e a fapapucsban?

Urban legend

[thez]

ja, de fenn az alpokalján meg havzik

itt is rákezdett az imént... Most elállt. Estig maradhatna így, holnap úgyis autózok

[Camping Joe]

Olyan durva felhõk vannak, ki kéne menni fotózni.

Még megvárom azért a tõtöttkáposztát.

[MaTT]

Dehát süt a nap...

ja, de fenn az alpokalján meg havzik

[andris]

a 8 sebességes ultegra szettnek mi a kódja, mikori évjárat?

mert sehogy sem találok képet a fékváltókarról

[thez]

Dehát süt a nap...

[kalaius]

Aztán a talpad fázik-e a fapapucsban?

[MaTT]

hja :/
hárompulcsis

neörüjjé

[burce]

Muhaha!

Pulcsisido?!

[MaTT]

krv hó!
argh :mad:

[Kisherceg]

itt a teljes sztori, idõrendben visszafelé az emailek.


Hello Karoly

Yes I thought as much.
Are you going to be keeping them frame?

Kind Regards
Scott Connor



Hi Scott!

Thank you for your response.
I asked Adam at Cove about this hole-thing last week. He received the same photo as you. Here you can read his replay:

"Hey Karoly,

It is hard to tell by the picture but if the hole is as small as you describe there is nothing to worry about. It is not that uncommon, more so in aluminum frames, to have little pin holes appear in one or two of the welds. It happens as part of the welding process and its basically a little pocket of gas that has gotten stuck in the weld and has broken the surface.
A crack will never generate from a small hole like that, especially in that location. Cracks genarally occur on the sides of the weld primarily due to incorrect welding temperatures, major variances in tube mitering tolerances or simply age. Besides as Stuart said, the Handjob is a tough beast.
What you have done is correct, clear nailpolish is a fine solution.
So not to worry, go ride!
If you have any further questions don't hesitate to ask,

Adam
at@covebike.com"

Being honest, I dont't really want to send the frame back if it is not absolutely necessary. The hole seems to be so small, that I should have never noticed it if I didn't apply the anti-rust stuff. The anti-corrosion fluid is called "CRC 3-36" made by CRC Industries Europe. You can read the description here:

http://eshop.enginee.../msds/11827.pdf

So, I'll try take better photos and send to you.

Best regards,
én



Hello

I have received information from silverfish regarding your frame.
Can you please read the below mailing and get back to me with the requested info.

Kind Regards
Scott Connor
Warranty Dept CRC




From: Keith [mailto:keith@silverfish-uk.com]
Sent: 16 March 2009 09:53
To: CRC Returns
Subject: RE: Cove Handjob frame question (Thread:291897)


Hi Scott

I have not experienced this before so I will need to run it by Cove to see whether they would cover it under a warranty but to do that I am going to need some much clearer photos, if he can’t come up with better pictures, the frame will have to come back for us to photograph it, but there would still be no guarantee Cove would cover it. They would also need to know exactly what anti-corrosion fluid he has used as it seems quite a coincidence that these spots have happened since applying it.

Regards
Keith



From: CRC Returns [mailto:Returns@chainreactioncycles.com]
Sent: 16 March 2009 08:46
To: Keith
Subject: FW: Cove Handjob frame question (Thread:291897)


Hey Keith

A customer has emailed me this picture of his cove frame.
Please see the below message, thanks.

Kind Regards

Scott Connor
Warranty Dept CRC




Email: sales@chainreactioncycles.com
Web: www.chainreactioncycles.com
Europe's Largest On-Line Bike store.



From: én
Sent: 12 March 2009 13:36
To: Sales@chainreactioncycles.com
Subject: Cove Handjob frame question (Thread:291897)



Hi!


I've purchased a Cove Handjob XC frame from CRC a few weeks ago. I sprayed anti-corrosion stuff into the tubes. I wiped off the excessive stuff, so the outer surface of the frame was clean, but only 20 minutes later, I noticed, that a little spot has appeared at the top of the bb-seattube-downtube junction on the right side of the frame. I've wipped it off again, but 15 minutes later the spot appeared again. So, I looked at the frame more closely and noticed a little hole in the welded area. It is tiny, but it is there.

I've attached a picture taken of the hole. It is not the best quality, but i think you can see what i mean. I rode the bike two or three times, so the hole is covered with a little clear nail-polish now to prevent corrosion, that's why it looks a little bigger in the pic than in life.

Do I have to send my frame back, or that is not a problem? Should I worry about it or not? Can a crack form from this little hole?

Best regards,
én