Carbon fiber bike shatters Scott CR1

[Paul]

Yikes! Jon and Kerry has seen this already, most likely a manu defect.


Hi,

As I'm not active on these forums I'm not sure exactly what has been written on this issue but all comments and help for me would be most grateful.

I ride a SCOTT CR1 team, which I have now had for over a month. I'm a keen road cyclist for fun/exercise but am not competetive. I should add that I have had the bike from new and it has never been subject to any crash, nor impact.

Yesterday whilst riding (on the flat, in a mid gear), I struck a small stone with the front wheel which sent me slightly toward the curb. The front wheel presumably dipped into a divot/small hole on the road and the bike literally crumbled beneath me. The frame of the bike split into 3 pieces instantly, so fast that I had no time at all to react. Needless to say I sustained injuries of a reasonable severity.

I had to attend my local hospital where I received 11 stitches to my face. I also required an Xray which showed there was no fracture to my jaw. I sustained further grazes/lacerations to both knees, both shoulder, both elbows and hands. I have also shattered 2 of my teeth, for which I'm seeing a dentist today.

Whilst I accept that road cycling involves a degree of (controlled) risk, this is absolutely not something I anticipated.

As a doctor, I of course have an interest in health and safety issues and thought I would raise this on here. I'm actually glad I'm alive, because a 12inch portion of the downtube shattered off entirely. This could easily have embededded itself into me.

I have pictures on my phone that I can include if you feel that this would be useful.

My question is really.....is this to be expected? I am strongly of the opinion that I will raise this issue with Scott, but would value all your opinions greatly.

Thanks in advance,

Steve

P.S. Pictures have been added here: http://s190.photobucket.com/albums/z284/Steebler/
P.P.S. I am 9 1/2 stone and 5'8 tall, so hardly a heavyweight.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z284/Steebler/DSC00084.jpg?t=1184345427

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z284/Steebler/DSC00083.jpg?t=1184345514

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z284/Steebler/DSC00082.jpg?t=1184345530

[mike]

Crazy, looks like a bad batch of frames

[RavinJetta]

wow that is nuts. I bet that would of really been a shock

[gest24]

Scott usually makes quality frames. Just a bad situation, right time, right frame, right impact...

I've only seen what I car does to an Aluminum road bike and that wasn't pretty, but not this terrible.

[URQ]

How big and heavy is this guy?
I am willing to bet this person when he hit the dip in the road lost control of the bike and then fell onto the frame causing the brake in the frame I am also sure it was not broken until the person fell on it.

[jr_scheiBe]

the pros and cons of carbon.... hmm do i really want carbon now?


carbon kuota.. yeah. carbon orbea... definitely! I'll make up my mind soon... and i dont need to post a poll or any of that shit either.

[jballou]

I will forward this to my buddy, He races road and cross country mountain bikes. He was showing me one of the road bike frames that he had recently wrecked. The downtube crushed like a can when he hit a pothole...Wonder what would have happened if he was riding his carbon bike..

[Hacky]

any other reasons why bikes made of carbon fiber are a bad idea? lmao