My 256SL build

[carbonazza]

Yes 641, but this is ok if you have a tiny play or not at all.
What bottom bracket do you have?

[Arraider]

thanks..

the BB is BB30 (just 2 bearings really) from SRAM original.

the bearings aren't tight and there's lot of noise 

[Arraider]

i got some really bad news. After about a year and 3 months the frame has a crack on the wishbone. Sent some photos to bert at xmiplay to see what we can do.

What do you guys think? i'm really sad about this as i was happy with both the frame and the bike. I'm not felling like ride it like this 

[Patrick C.]

Definitely cause for concern- are you sure it's a crack and not just a surface scratch?  Can you hear anything when you squeeze the area with your hand?

[Arraider]

the top part it's under the finish, you can't even feel anything.
On the right side and following for the bottom part it's already cracked to the surface.
It's goes all around.

My 1st bet was "it's a stratch, not the 1st even", but no, it's definitely giving up on that all area i guess. I tried squuezing but i hear nothing. Also tried the coin trick to try and hear a different noise on that area, but i came to no conclusion, the frame returns different noises all around and nothing special on that area i guess. 

[Vipassana]

Dang.  I better start watching mine closely. It seems like this is bound to happen to all of them soon.

CS41, here I come!

[Arraider]

yes, i've seen this a couple of times now 

[final forum]

What's your weight if you don't mind me asking. I am 150lbs and going on my third season on the ip-256

[Arraider]

65kgs or 143 pounds according to google... and i can anticipate your next questions. No i do not do more than XC with the bike. And no it had no falls. 

[Carbon_Dude]

Too bad to hear the -256 frame seems to have a weak spot, right where I had predicted when I first saw this frame.  The wishbone shape is just not structurally as strong has nicely joining the top tube junction across the seat tube and down through the seat stays.

Hope you get yours replaced under warranty and with a frame that's not going to cause you future issues.

[Molothi]

sad news Arraider
I' ll keep an eye on my CS196 too as they use the same structure type

[Arraider]

thx Carbon_Dude, Bert from xmiplay is looking into it. Unfortunately i share your concern  I was thinking of asking for a different model in replacement, but my customs are idiots, or i receive exactly the same model, and they want to take pictures, or i have to pay customs all over again.

Molothi, i think we should always take a look at the bike top to bottom from time to time. That's how i noticed it 

[Carbon_Dude]

Arraider, I agree with your advice.  I try to make an effort to always be looking for any problems in the carbon frame, bars and wheels when I'm prepping my bike for a ride.  Nothing lasts forever, things like mountain bikes wear, fatigue, and eventually will need to be replaced.  All we can do is check, maintain, and replace when necessary.

[Arraider]

Bert is apparently send me a new frame. 5 star warranty from xmiplay. 

[RS VR6]

Good to hear that you got your frame sorted!

Its also good to hear that the vendors are standing behind their products.