[iafomin]

Dear bikers!

I ordered a new AL bike from Cube and noticed a strange defect on the bike frame during the delivery.
It looks like some problems with the paint - maybe it hasn't adhered to the surface properly or maybe stains of the black paint. In these spots, it is covered by varnish and polished.
Overall it seems safe, but want to double-check with experts - maybe you know what it could be and if it could make any problems during future bike use? Should I request a bike exchange (it could take up to 3-4 months due to the stock shortage) or it should be fine?

Thank you!

 

[BicyclesOnMain]

It's safe, clearly some foreign material in the paint. You get what you pay for... those kind of companies have to save money somewhere. I wouldn't bother with an exchange, you might get some other problem on the next one.

 

[Tall BMX'r]

You can get some Testors metallic model paint and a little brush and touch it up. The bike going to get scratched a lot sooner or later. No one will know. I rode my Santa Cruz bike around for about two months before I noticed the protective plastic was still on the headtube logo. Now there are a lot of scratches. Well earned
Is that a Cube Stereo 120 pro? Nice looking bike. Have fun with that......

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[2021Mach6]

Dear bikers!

I ordered a new AL bike from Cube and noticed a strange defect on the bike frame during the delivery.
It looks like some problems with the paint - maybe it hasn't adhered to the surface properly or maybe stains of the black paint. In these spots, it is covered by varnish and polished.
Overall it seems safe, but want to double-check with experts - maybe you know what it could be and if it could make any problems during future bike use? Should I request a bike exchange (it could take up to 3-4 months due to the stock shortage) or it should be fine? View attachment 1965239

Thank you!

Man that sucks... It's just cosmetic though. If you were able to walk into a shop and swap it out real quick, I'd say yeah, but 3-4 months no way. Cube would just paint over it anyway, so it's just aesthetic. Annoying getting a new bike that's slightly less than perfect, but in 3-4 months you'll hopefully scratch it up a lot more than that.

Dope bike btw. Enjoy and go ride!!

 

[FrankS29]

I think at a minimum it warrants a discount.

People need to hold QC accountable, should have been caught and never sent out as a first quality frame.

 

[vikb]

I had a small finish defect on my recent new frame. I just grabbed some colour matching nail polish to cover the area. Unless you looked really closely you couldn't tell there was an issue. You shouldn't have a problem finding a good match for a silver frame if you want to cover the defect.

If the rest of the bike is in good shape I'd just keep it and ride it. You could exchange it and end up with an issue that actually impacted performance and wish you had kept that first frame.

 

[maynard4130]

I would just ride it. Who cares. It’s a blemish on a mountain bike! Ride that **** into the ground. I personally wouldn’t care at all. It’s perfect in its imperfection.

 

[natas1321]

I would not worry about it, go out and ride it and have fun you will forget it's even there.

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[Wheelspeed]

I walked my Giant into the shop for a curiosity about paint delaminating near the axle... Hah, I planned to just show them, schedule a plan, and ride it in the meantime but they wouldn't let me walk out with the bike! They said 'we don't want to let you ride it, so please leave it hear and we'll replace your swingarm'. That's great but it took them like 6 months to do it! So, besides what others said, you could also be left with no bike for a pretty long time. EDIT- That was in late 2019 so god knows what it could be these days.

 

[Sparticus]

Wear it like a badge! Mountain bikes with patina have character.
=sParty

 

[DeoreDX]

Incorporate it as bike art. Just a crappy MS paint example. Surely better artists than I can do a better job than this.

 

[Taroroot]

Incorporate it as bike art. Just a crappy MS paint example. Surely better artists than I can do a better job than this.

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Thats pretty awesome! Do it, exactly like that!