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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-
Are you saying a budget frame shouldn't be tested?
It's a tested design that we can says, however I doubt it been tested regularly, which in this case they forget to accumulated the crank spindle/chainring spacing on the chainstay.
Can I also point out that the only flaw was that the Omnium chainset wasn't compatible with the Precursa? it would technically be a flawed frames if they couldn't accumulate the majority of track chainset.
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Manufacturers make mistakes.
That they do, Dahon/Tern is well known for cracking right at the fold without warning and cause serious harm to the rider (and still sell them by the boatload).
edscoble
Can I says budget frame again?