So I bought my first tri bike a couple months back, a 2008 Felt B12. I occasionally noticed a clicking sound when riding but could never locate it. I thought maybe it was just the cabling inside rattling around. Well last week I finally got around to getting a proper bike fit and when I mentioned it the fitter knew exactly what the problem was, a crack in the seat post clamp. He said he's seen it before and that people typically have a hard time locating it because the noise echos through the frame and amplifies so it's hard to locate the source.
Apparently the clamp is two parts, one comes off and one (while medal) is actually molded into the frame. The crack on mine of course is on the part molded to the frame. I mentioned it to my LBS and they said they had seen it a few times on Felt and handled the warranty claim. They said that Felt are sticklers about their warranty being only for the original owner. I already emailed the guy I bought it from to see if he has his original receipt and can help me out.
If he doesn't though what are my options? Is there any harm in just leaving it alone? The clamp still closes and holds the seatpost just fine, so it's really just a slight annoying noise.
Here are pics.
Apparently the clamp is two parts, one comes off and one (while medal) is actually molded into the frame. The crack on mine of course is on the part molded to the frame. I mentioned it to my LBS and they said they had seen it a few times on Felt and handled the warranty claim. They said that Felt are sticklers about their warranty being only for the original owner. I already emailed the guy I bought it from to see if he has his original receipt and can help me out.
If he doesn't though what are my options? Is there any harm in just leaving it alone? The clamp still closes and holds the seatpost just fine, so it's really just a slight annoying noise.
Here are pics.