Help please - cracked carbon frame

No, cant' take a picture now, QR has my frame and I didn't take a picture before I sent it b/c it went straight to QR from the bike shop. It's a small (1/2") crack starting at the bottom screw hole and going down and towards the back of the bike.

QR has your frame but did you strip the components before you sent it or do they have the whole bike?  Is QR going to charge for the new pink 2010?  My guess is that they have offered you some sort of discount not a free replacement bike. 

I cracked my QR frame this sping in a crash and had a real bad time with QR customer service.  At first they quoted me a discounted replacement price.  I turned this quote into my insurance and the insurance accepted it.  When it came time to finallize the deal with QR they told me they would not sell me the discounted frame until they inspected the crashed  frame.  I told them I would not send them the crash frame until they quarenteed that they would sell me the discounted replacement.  They said that it would depend on what they found with their inspection.  And around we went.

I finally bought a clearance frame online (backcountryoutlet.com) and swaped the components over.  In the end I walked away with a better frame (Lucero Lite vs Seduza) at a cheaper price than what QR was going to sell me a replacement frame for.  I like their bikes but their customer service was a disappointment.

Yes, they do have framesets for sale, but not the Dolce LTD. That's the bike I want. There are zero LTD's left in a size Medium. Since it was a limited edition, there were only 40 or so made (so I've heard) and they're completely sold out. I did ask just for the helluvit if QR would ship me a Dulce frame(blue and white), not the Dulce LTD, and they said it wasn't sold as a frameset, just a complete bike. It's really all about the pink camo bike though. Im being very shallow and I admit it, but really, I just love the paint job.

QR's got the frame, nothin else.  Im assuming that QR will charge me for a '10 Dolce LTD unless I can get them to send me just the frame. That's what I'd really like, just a new frame and let my LBS reassemble it w/ a new frame. QR did offer me their new tri bike for a mere $1450 if I sent the rest of my components back. If there was $1450 laying around, it might have been an option. I agree w/ you though, so far their customer service has been horrendous. Not a fan at all.

So $1450 to walk away with a bike that has an MSRP of $2699, not a bad deal if you have the $$ and can afford to wait for the new bike. 

How much $ to fix the old frame?  If the damage is limited to the seat tube and not down into the bottom bracket then I would not have a problem riding a repaired frame.

Thanks for all the ideas - I really appreciate the input, especially the good stories about calfee...Looks like Im going to go that route. They said about $200 to fix w/ a 6 wk. turnaround period. The estimate is w/out repainting so IDK about a total cost yet. The crack is just limited to that one spot and not into the bottom bracket so that's good news.  Ironlib, I do love nytro and have done business w/ them in the past even tho they're in Ca.  Originally, I wanted to get the bike thru them but they couldn't get their hands on one. Great store, excellent service...the LBS that I did buy the bike from is 2.5 hrs. away from me (only store to stock it) and when I called about the frame, they said they doubted highly it was cracked b/c frames don't crack there. It was likely cosmetic and to send them a picture just to make sure. I was not happy w/ that and have since heard some not so good stuff about how they do business.  I do have another bike so that's not an issue (although QR doesn't know that).  I assumed that a replacement frame would have been offered - I certainly would have taken it but they were only giving me the opportunity to BUY an upgraded frame  or a complete bike(at a discounted rate) b/c the Dolce doesn't come as a frameset. I do not think I should have to BUY anything at this point after spending $2800 in April for a new bike! I shipped the bike back to QR from another shop (closer, QR dealer, great reputation) and before they shipped it out, I called QR to ask if one of their reps could just come out to the shop and take a look at it. They said they only have one rep and he's in California. How a company like QR has only one rep, I don't know...now I just have to call QR, tell them instead of shipping the frame back to me, ship it to Calfee and go from there. Thanks again for all your input!