Do tell more
He know a guy that knows a guy
silly me, how quickly i forget that d9 likes to flaunt his bro deals
they wouldn't put a new bearing kit in his frame 20 minutes before a race.
like how he hates Fox because they wouldn't rebuild his fork 10 minutes before a race?
you just won the "captain obvious" award for the day.
i recall he had been b*tching about a banshee he had a while back, something about him not being happy with it even though he was using it for something other than its intended purpose, wasn't sure if there was more to the story.
Actually It snapped first run and i was refused warranty. They said they would warranty it, than sent me an email a week later saying they changed their mind. It snapped because the weld "missed" where the metal joined, Than they proceeded to deny warranty when a friend of mine was prototyping the MK1 on the premise that it was a prototype and prototypes dont get warranty, needless to say its a company i do not support.
The Yeti 4x literally made me a better 4x/slalom racer. I was not good at it, then got onto the bike and suddenly was good.
I had a 303 and it was a complete POS, it rode great, but was a mechanical headache (and it wasnt even the rails) If you actually care, feel free to PM me, if not, harass me in hopes of getting rep.
Are you serious? You're not buying a f*in Toyota Camary that you expect to last forever. You are buying a mechanical device that is meant to have the living isht beat out of it, while being as light as possible and for a cheaply as possible.
I dont loose bearings or dropout bolts on any of my other frames, even without locktite, if you care about anything besides trying to get rep by flaming me, feel free to PM me, ill tell you all about my horror story
I'm not going for rep, I have enough as it is. I'm serious about the mechanics of the bike vs. the mechanic. If you aren't checking bolts after every few rides than you are not maintaining your bike properly. I regularly find bolts having worked loose because of the stress loads our bikes are put through.
were you the original owner?
you're kidding right? you really think prototypes come with warranties?
didn;t realize you had a 303 with issues. those things rode aweome, but were for sure a PITA. lots of undersized bolts that rattled loose. no idea what your issue with the frame was, or why it lead you to boycott the brand, but to each their own, vote with your money. all good there. the sx is a pretty hot ride, i am sure you will be stoked on it.
Sucks they didnt warranty your bike. What was their exact reasoning? Was it just sone specific wording in the warranty claims utself?
1st of all I'd like to say these bikes are not cheap, nothing cheap about them when they cost a couple grand.
maybe you should start spending more time on your bike and less time on GTL
Conditions always change the maintenance cycle, but do you not throw you bike in the stand every few weeks to just give it a quick drivetrain cleaning? It takes 10min to clean up the drivetrain and double check all the bolts on a 303.
this i can vouch for (dunno if caustic is the right word though, very very fine particulate is what it is, and will wear metal parts faster than regular dirt). get's into EVERYTHING.
You bought it second hand in a private sale I believe = not original owner, crash replacement was offered.
