Oh, I hope that Trek gives you a replacement at no cost - that's just not right to crack like that, when your bike is almost brand new! good luck! When I crashed my Ruby I had my frame sent off to Calfee (I live in California) and they fixed my chain stay for I think 450$ - not cheap. That was without a paint job to cover/match the repair to my frame. I have put many miles on it since, but did stop racing on it (I figure it might not hold up well in another crash). when you haven't even crashed your bike, no reason for the frame to crack like that. Glad you spotted it before it failed - yikes! tokie