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t would just be nice if it had occurred to them to do just a bit of product testing before releasing the frame.
Can I says budget frame again?
edscoble-
Are you saying a budget frame shouldn't be tested?
This is all getting very silly and circular.
Basically you're coming down to the concept that if a frame is inexpensive, then it's the customer's fault if its flawed.
That's awful bullshit.
Also the Pre Cursa is designed by Dolan, it's not an off the shelf design.
There are many reasons why a frame should be budget - lower grade materials, quicker manufacturing method, simpler design - reduction in functionality in areas such as weight and aerodynamics that add to manufacturing cost and r&d etc. You don't make it budget by not doing basic testing that any manufacturer should do to ensure it's road worthy - they already did that testing, sending photos for just one person earlier in the thread so it's obviously something that isn't outside of the cost of designing a budget frame.
Wasn't there also a case a year or two back of a fairly high end frame having serious issues with tyre clearances at smaller frame sizes? Manufacturers make mistakes. The cost of the frame is not the cause, and that certainly isn't the customer's fault. I hope you don't treat your customers like that.
Jezston
Yeah, I saw that. I'm a Dolan fanboi and I really like the look of the new frame, it would just be nice if it had occurred to them to do just a bit of product testing before releasing the frame. That way they could have raised the issue, rather than a buyer on this forum. Someone mentioned that it's small market, but the reality is that Dolan will sell a lot of these frames over the next couple of years.