[Nick]

yea ... the 'boycott kona' part was not serious.
my bad for not inserting the appropriate smiley faces when necessary.

I only shared that story because Stinkyboy said "no one has ever broken a Kona frame".

In this case the rockers failed in maybe a month, and without repeated abuse, misuse or neglect. Paul is a smooth rider and his previous Stinky took MUCH more abuse in the several years that he had ridden it then that which killed his new frame in a month.

I agree with everything you've said about warranty expectations.

The opinion that I leave you with is that IF they made any changes to the rockers for the reason of fixing a potentially weak(er?) design, it would have been nice if they'd have extended some support outside of their normal warranty guidelines.

 

[VaNIlLin81]

Renegade rick...sweet trance, i have one myself...and i snapped the der. and hangar about a month ago and just now replacing it, its an awesome bike

 

[jimmydean]

<snip>
The opinion that I leave you with is that IF they made any changes to the rockers for the reason of fixing a potentially weak(er?) design, it would have been nice if they'd have extended some support outside of their normal warranty guidelines.

I bought my Rocky Mountain Edge off ebay used. I busted the chainstay within weeks and found out there was a recall on them. I called Rocky and they said they would be happy to send out a replacement even though I wan't the original owner. My lbs installed the part and Rocky said they would honor the frame no matter where I bought it.

 

[stinkyboy]

The first FS bike I bought when I got into trail riding again last year was indeed bought on looks. My Klein Mantra:

I still love mine! It was too light though, so I weighted down the front end with a Diabolus stem.

Climbs like a scalded monkey!

 

[RenegadeRick]

I still love mine! It was too light though, so I weighted down the front end with a Diabolus stem.

Climbs like a scalded monkey!

Sadly, I couldn't afford to keep 2 bikes, so I ebayed it to a guy in Florida.
Fortunately, the highest point in Florida is only 38 feet above sea level, so sketchy downhills shouldn't be too much of a problem.

May I please have some positive reputation feedback now?

 

[bjanga]

F**K Emulsion!

Personally, I do not think stang was bitching excessively. Happy endings are great and so are images of yielded aluminum.

 

[JRB]

Personally, I do not think stang was bitching excessively. Happy endings are great and so are images of yielded aluminum.

The whole thread was worth it to know that stinky has that Klein.

 

[stinkyboy]

The whole thread was worth it to know that stinky has that Klein.

You got something to say n00b?!

 

[N8 v2.0]

You got something to say n00b?!

loco luvz u...???

 

[GravityFreakTJ]

They can make good burritos, i will give them that much!

Hey ska Todd....i knew a guy that knew a guy that had a cousin that knew somebody that had a IH bike that the painted faded on.....can i have a burrito???

 

[Tame Ape]

There were no Monster T's circa 1994.

-ska todd

You could do it now...

 

[Transcend]

Apparently someone doesn't like digital (or know what the hell emulsion is). Must be awesome being ignorant!

06-07-2006 03:46 PM stop your whining or leave

 

[oly]

get the right bike the first time! and get everything sorted out with all parties before overreacting!

I think it taught me to buy the WRONG bike, break it doing things it wasnt supposed to do, then post about it to get an upgrade....

 

[dhbuilder]

So wait a second, I have a bit of a problem with this line of thinking.

So just as an example, say somebody wants to get a horse so they can start riding to get in shape and they like the outdoors, but they can't afford a horse and they get a goat instead. But the goat dies because it wasn't meant to be ridden like a horse. Is it the goats fault that it died because the owner improperly used it? Is it the fault of the person who sold the goat in the first place??

I know this is a ridiculous example, but when you put the situation into a different context it really highlights how wrong this statement is.

i need to show your response to this new neighbor of mine.

today i was cleaning my DH9 after our wednesday night d.h. session.
he comes out and rolls over on this old trek y-frame bike. then proceeds to tell me his bike is just like mine, and would like to go downhilling with us next time.
i started to explain that windrock would chew he and his bike up and not even leave enough to spit out. but i just nodded and said, "yeah maybe ya should." as i unloaded all my armor from the car , he looked at it and said, "you wear all that stuff ? i don't even own a helmet."

some of the worlds people create for themselves are strange indeed.

 

[VaNIlLin81]

Apparently someone doesn't like digital (or know what the hell emulsion is). Must be awesome being ignorant!

06-07-2006 03:46 PM stop your whining or leave

Intimate mixture of oil and water, generally of a milky or cloudy appearance. Emulsions may be of two types: oil-in water (where water is the continuous phase) and water-in-oil (where water is the discontinuous phase).

:love:


06-07-2006 03:24 PM If ignorance is bliss - you must be a very happy person

wonder who that came from heh?

 

[Secret Squirrel]

i need to show your response to this new neighbor of mine.

today i was cleaning my DH9 after our wednesday night d.h. session.
he comes out and rolls over on this old trek y-frame bike. then proceeds to tell me his bike is just like mine, and would like to go downhilling with us next time.
i started to explain that windrock would chew he and his bike up and not even leave enough to spit out. but i just nodded and said, "yeah maybe ya should." as i unloaded all my armor from the car , he looked at it and said, "you wear all that stuff ? i don't even own a helmet."

some of the worlds people create for themselves are strange indeed.

LOL!! That's awesome....in a Darwinian kinda way...

 

[Changleen]

How did N8 manage to work 29rs into this thread?

Oh and props to IH and Ska Todd. I never really liked IH for a long time, but this is good stuff. Gives one a nice happy friendly feeling.