The projection and overall breadth of tonal reach in these guitars is outstanding, making it hard to put down for those players looking for a powerful open voicing and feel of a 12th Fret Dreadnought. The MDR is a beautifully finished instrument with a deep shine, thin poly finish and traditional appointments come in the way of a slotted headstock, open gear tuners and pre-war style sunburst. When strumming, the FS6 bracing system and AAA Sitka top help deliver clarity and separation, and balance is clearly audible across all six strings. Its response is instant, and its notes are clear and robust.
#Slight head stock crack full
The MDR70ESB has a really lovely round and full tone with lots of clear bass frequencies and glistening trebles.
#Slight head stock crack crack
This was first published in the December 2013 / January 2014 edition of Cycle magazine.This MDR70ESB has minor cosmetic blemishes on the headstock and a slight crack in the finish of the back of the guitar.Ī 12th fret Dreadnought really works for many players – some say it’s because of the position of the bridge being right in the middle of the soundboard, or the closer position of your fretting hand or just the overall feel and string tension. The crack in yours is already quite long and would not have to grow much further (if at all) before the next bump could split open the head tube, releasing the fork and dumping you onto the road! A small round hole, drilled at or slightly beyond the visible crack tip, might also help, but will not by itself arrest further growth.ĭo not ride the bikes until the frames have been replaced or reinforced. A tightly-fitting steel ring, pressed over the bottom of the head tube, would relieve stress on this tube and may prevent growth of the crack, which must be marked and closely monitored. They could perhaps be reinforced against complete collapse. It would not be economical to repair these frames. However, you are now rather close to the six year cut off, after which any failure becomes fair wear and tear – even if the goods have been used so little that doesn’t seem very fair! So the best you might expect is a discount on the cost of a new frame, and in that case it’s probably not worth the trouble of going to court. And in so far as the shorter crack in your wife’s frame is consistent with her weighing less than you and/or using the bike a little less often, this would support a contention that the cracks arise from normal use and hence the goods are unfit for purpose. I cannot imagine any plausible abuse that you and your wife might have perpetrated upon your bicycles, so as to cause such cracks in both. For a crack to appear here, one or both of the following must apply: the tube walls are too thin and/or the headset fit was too tight. The location of the crack speaks to me of excessive tensile strain from fitting the headset, additional to the normal strains of riding the bike. And I think these frames are most probably defective. It’s nevertheless worth checking the paperwork that came with those bikes, in case you are entitled to a no-quibble replacement.Įven if they’re out of warranty, the Sale of Goods Act gives the purchaser six years to claim that goods are not fit for purpose due to a manufacturing defect. One generally has to ride a bike a whole lot further than you and your wife are likely to have ridden in only five years before it begins to ‘crack up’.īut aluminium is less resistant to fatigue than steel, so a crack is likely to manifest sooner in that material, which is why alloy frames tend to come with much shorter guarantees, sometimes as short as five years. It arises simply from riding the bicycle: ‘over the rocky roadsteads of this parish’, as Flann O’Brien put it. Join our Pumped Up Crew of micro volunteers!Ī fatigue crack, beginning underneath and close to the head-tube/down-tube junction, then growing upwards, is a common frame failure mode.Safe roads, traffic offences and the law.What to do if you have a cycling crash?.Getting sponsorship to cycle for Cycling UK.
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