New bike already failing - 24 hours

Just got home and spotted this (apologies for the iPhone pics)

Slightly different angle:

Please forgive the shoes in the background.

Anyway- looks to me like the shop over tightened the axle nuts, and as a result the paint is peeling off the forks.

Am I being a dick to find this annoying, and want the shop to sort it out?

Fix teh pics.

Fix teh pics.

As in use a better camera or they are not displaying?

why don't you take the wheel off and inspect the fork?

Could do- but why?

Pretty clear what has happened I thought?

Treat it as war scars mate. Looks more used. Bikes look goot like that.

Although having said that it's weird that much would peel so quickly. Luckily forks are easily replaced!

Is that the Fuji?

You don't really want paint on the dropout anyway, but I see your point.

You can't really say the nut's been overtightened, even though Edwardes can be a wee bit rustic with the spannners...

Had the same grief with some Alpina (Dolan) forks.

Best bet is to scalpel/sand paint off where the nut goes.

Or return it whence it came, but I don't think you'll get a warm response.

It is the Fuji, and I take your point (I think?) that it would happen anyway, but still- it's new!

I don't want it to have faults, and if it does I want it to be because of stuff that I have done.

Meh.

Kowalski- you reckon Edwardes will just snigger if I roll up and say "my forks are no longer purdy"?

Kowalski- you reckon Edwardes will just snigger if I roll up and say "my forks are no longer purdy"?

I think you'll have trouble anywhere, although the OCD part of me sympathises!

If you get it back immediately they might be able to return it to the distributor as DOA, but if the distributor won't take it back it's unlikely the shop will.

I had a much bigger "cosmetic" fault with my Witcomb, and even the maker didn't want to know....

If they won't sort it, don't worry about it, but do someyhing to stop the flaking spreading.

Make sure you speak to Gary, or failing that Clarke.

Good luck!

I personally would be pissed! But that's because i like my new bikes to stay new as long as possible. If it's bothering you, the only way to scratch the itch is to take it back to where it came from and have a moan. It might not achieve anything, but might ease your conscience, as you'll know you did everything that could be done!
Or just leave it, your call.

Strip it.

No paint. No worries.

Inhaling the paint thinner does wonders for your lack of concern re: scratches too .

It's bound to get scratched at some point, it's just a shame the paints chipped sooner rather than later. Eventually the frame will need a re-spray anyway...
Maybe just forget about it. You'll get over it.

If you get it back immediately they might be able to return it to the distributor as DOA, but if the distributor won't take it back it's unlikely the shop will.

As they drilled it I don't think the disti will want it back, plus as it was the last in stock I doubt they will have forks going spare...

Strip it.

No paint. No worries.

Inhaling the paint thinner does wonders for your lack of concern re: scratches too .

So paint stripper on carbon works?

You are not alone....

As they drilled it I don't think the disti will want it back, plus as it was the last in stock I doubt they will have forks going spare...

So paint stripper on carbon works?

I prefer to inhale the paint stripper by itself but if you like carbon scented chroming then go for it!

I should just forget it really, it's obvious that the quality of the paint means it will happen.

Unless anyone else has a Fuji Track Pro and this has not happened?

i.e. mine is the exception, and can be fixed...

You can ride it, smoke it or eat it. I reckon the biggest hit is from eating it but each to their own..

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I'm now officially fucked.. and tapping out of the forum.

See you cunts on Monday! Tootle pip :-*

Same thing happened to my Bareknuckle. Guess it's just down to the quality of the paint, but all paint will suffer under the tension of a track nut. I'd not worry about it and get on with enjoying your ride! :)

Touch it up with humbrol if you're that fussed.

There's no way a paint finish will stand up to a properly tightened track nut, they're pretty aggressive things!
Only way round it would to be to scrape/clean the paint off the dropouts before you install the wheels for the first time (something I've just done on the frame I'm spraying). Some paints will be more susceptible though, depends on the quality of adhesion to the metal itself and the plasticity of the paint.

how come the hub has changed colour?

Two different bikes- Kowalski's and my own, are pictured.

i wouldn't call chipped paint a bike fail. chips on dropouts are minor anyway no one will see that shit