So in doing research on my wife's Buck Shaver, which I'm thinking we'll sell, I looked up the Manitou Mach 5 fork and there's an open recall on it. I called Manitou and they'll send me a new Manitou Drake, but I have to do all the work, pay for shipping the old fork to them, and get the steerer tube cut on the new fork. I don't really have the time or money at the moment, so I'm curious what others think. I could list if for sale and include the info on the recall. The buyer could then take advantage of the recall and either put a rigid fork on it and sell the brand new fork to defray the cost of the bike or use the new fork. Or I can put the time and money into the bike and just swallow the inevitable loss. Any other thoughts (not including "send me the bike and avoid the headache")?
Of course this way of handling a recall seems wrong to me. Sort of like Toyota saying, "Send us the faulty parts and we'll send you replacements that you can pay your mechanic to install." But maybe bike parts recalls are always handled this way. It's my first experience with one. It'd be different if I could reasonably be expected to do all the work, but that's just not the case. And the new fork isn't a draw for me since I'm going to sell the bike and I won't be able to get more money for it just because it has a new fork. Grrrr.
Thanks, JR
Of course this way of handling a recall seems wrong to me. Sort of like Toyota saying, "Send us the faulty parts and we'll send you replacements that you can pay your mechanic to install." But maybe bike parts recalls are always handled this way. It's my first experience with one. It'd be different if I could reasonably be expected to do all the work, but that's just not the case. And the new fork isn't a draw for me since I'm going to sell the bike and I won't be able to get more money for it just because it has a new fork. Grrrr.
Thanks, JR