Do Romic shocks still blow up?
- Thread starter Edvard
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All shocks blow up, none are perfect.
I've blown up two swingers and zero romics...I think they are equal in terms of reliablity except Romic will take care of you ASAP at a National whereas Manitou will not.
Just like some people are so strong they can single handedly rip a saddle off just removing a bike from a rack in the back of a u-haul...
k that was way off topic
Originally posted by neversummersnow
Just like some people are so strong they can single handedly rip a saddle off just removing a bike from a rack in the back of a u-haul...
k that was way off topic
"I can't tell the difference if i crank the knob one way completely vs the next feels exactly the same...(redknob)"
The answer is yes....it is blown is some way internally. A member of our race team, who rides a new Turner, had the same problem with his Romic last race. Our local bike shop is returning it to Romic for an overhaul. Romic rebound controls are exceptional when they work and you can slow them down a whole lot when they are working properly. Send it back. Should be about two weeks though before you get it back.
clognot
The answer is yes....it is blown is some way internally. A member of our race team, who rides a new Turner, had the same problem with his Romic last race. Our local bike shop is returning it to Romic for an overhaul. Romic rebound controls are exceptional when they work and you can slow them down a whole lot when they are working properly. Send it back. Should be about two weeks though before you get it back.
clognot
this topic is hard for me to understand, there must be alot of varying variables in romics build process. with one rider, who never does drops or anything on his trial bike, has already sent it back 3 times within a year.
ive had a romic on my fly for almost 2 full dh seasons now, i am a very hard rider, and break things on a daily baisis. the romic has held up beatifully. i did a nice sized drop, in which i landed rear wheel heavy, it completely bottomed it out with 8 clicks of compression
. there seem to be just as many i love romic stories as there are i hate romic stories.
i still refuse to bieleve highend companies like turner, dirtworks, karpiel, and foes...just to name a few...would sell thier frames with such a "crappy" shock. maybe they got a bad batch of some vidal internal parts...who knows?
ive had a romic on my fly for almost 2 full dh seasons now, i am a very hard rider, and break things on a daily baisis. the romic has held up beatifully. i did a nice sized drop, in which i landed rear wheel heavy, it completely bottomed it out with 8 clicks of compression
. there seem to be just as many i love romic stories as there are i hate romic stories.i still refuse to bieleve highend companies like turner, dirtworks, karpiel, and foes...just to name a few...would sell thier frames with such a "crappy" shock. maybe they got a bad batch of some vidal internal parts...who knows?
You hit the nail on the head.. that's why I started this topicOriginally posted by Swine
this topic is hard for me to understand, there must be alot of varying variables in romics build process. with one rider, who never does drops or anything on his trial bike, has already sent it back 3 times within a year.
ive had a romic on my fly for almost 2 full dh seasons now, i am a very hard rider, and break things on a daily baisis. the romic has held up beatifully. i did a nice sized drop, in which i landed rear wheel heavy, it completely bottomed it out with 8 clicks of compression
i still refuse to bieleve highend companies like turner, dirtworks, karpiel, and foes...just to name a few...would sell thier frames with such a "crappy" shock. maybe they got a bad batch of some vidal internal parts...who knows?
If anyone has / has had the chance to test the new '04 Romic I would like to know if there are still problems with them.. and especially for DH- use.
thx
yes I have had my shock blow up on me. Something to do with the compression knob not sealing. I called up romic that day and had the shock sent to them overnight. He recieved it that next day and got right on it. He even called me up to ask how I would wont it set up internally. The guys at romic are the sheit. They had my shock to me in and out in 5 days. He even called me that next day to ask if I got the shock and how it feels. I give mad props to the romic guys. O did I tell u that it only cost me overnight shipping on a 1.2lb shock. I think I came out to $30 on my part.