Quote Originally Posted by ny biker View Post
Hmmm. I have a friend whose steel Bianchi cracked around the bottom bracket, and he was advised that the bike needs to be replaced.
Well, bottom bracket cracking would be rare and possibly under warranty. It might be hard to re-weld a bottom bracket - to be fair. Bianchi isn't known for good customer service on warranty claims. Trek on the other hand has been good to me in the past.