Sounds like a crack to me.
Peter Jon White
Peter White Cycles
24 Hall Rd.
Hillsborough, NH 03244
603 478 0900 Phone
603 478 0902 Phax
http://www.PeterWhiteCycles.com
> If you see a line of rust forming at the shoulder of the
> joint where the seat tube meets the lip of the bottom
> bracket shell, is it ever anything but a crack in the
> frame? Could it ever just be bad paint? The frame has
> less than 2000 miles on it, and I haven't even worn
> a tire out yet. I ride it 5 days a week on my commute to
> work.
>
> rob hawks
> richmond, ca