Thats the new one, the original version is the same thickness of the upper steerer clamp, very thin.Trond said:
Risse 888 Flat Crowns
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So here's a comparrison of the current and the first generation .
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wow, the first generation was scary thin.
I won't even try to defend that one, thats why I immediately called them about it.ncrider said:
Thanks man, good to know.Brian HCM#1 said:
That does look incredibly thin
not like you had the option anyway - Craig doesn't give deals to anyone (from what I've been told)Brian HCM#1 said:
you're sponsored? !Curb Hucker said:
how's the DH race series in chicago?
its great man, we have some big mountainsnarlus said:
This one has the biggest dropsCurb Hucker said:its great man, we have some big mountains
seriously, how does a DHer in the midwest get sponsored? do you drive to colorado for races?Curb Hucker said:its great man, we have some big mountains
Bingo. I have to drive for everything, it sucks. My hope sponsorship is just cost pricing not free brakes.narlus said:seriously, how does a DHer in the midwest get sponsored? do you drive to colorado for races?
Acadian said:
yep, It has never made sense to me why they go to interbike every year, when they haven't had any type of oem or even wholesale program. They'll give a minimal discount on 5 shocks, but it's not even half of what a normal wholesale margin would be.
But, supposedly one of the reasons behind the new piggyback shock, is that they'll be able to start supplying to small builders, with better margins. This is directly from craig when I spoke with him at interbike. I doubt it will be full on oem pricing, but finally, a significant discount.
actually, that's part of the idea, it's a break-away steerer tube. it's meant to give before the fragile head-tube does.Spunger said:Atleast it makes the headtube on a M1 look good (as everyone knows they're suspose to be easy to break).
He's trying to sell a product, thats why he's there. He'll get more exposure from Interbike than just having his website. It would be nice if he did a little price break for retailers & manufactures, but then again it may be hard for him to do that and really make any profit since he probably moves very small quanities a month, he then would be losing $. Anywho thats my take on it.Fulton said:
Well there's a joke somewhere here. Was it that post, or is it you?daveatrisse said:
How does Risse stay in business? Do they still sell a lot of forks and shocks? I have only seen a few in the last year or so.
If Risse had a problem with the first 15-20, you would think they would contact these people and exchange them for the stronger version. Yes, it would be costly but it would save them from threads like this one and also help them save face......
If Risse had a problem with the first 15-20, you would think they would contact these people and exchange them for the stronger version. Yes, it would be costly but it would save them from threads like this one and also help them save face......
wow, he deleted his posts....
though we already quoted him.
Ridemonkey is filled with pros, bike company workers and such and they talk good things about other companies that haven't nothing to do with their company(s)
all Risse guy could do was BASH every suspension company.
if the 888 sucks so much, why is it one of the best selling ones in the world.
i have 2 and very happy with them
"the rebound knob doesn't work"
"the compression doesn't do anything"
um yea i feel the difference out on the trail, thats why its HSCV, high speed compression.
i'm not a suspension guy or anything, but come on.
though we already quoted him.
Ridemonkey is filled with pros, bike company workers and such and they talk good things about other companies that haven't nothing to do with their company(s)
all Risse guy could do was BASH every suspension company.
if the 888 sucks so much, why is it one of the best selling ones in the world.
i have 2 and very happy with them
"the rebound knob doesn't work"
"the compression doesn't do anything"
um yea i feel the difference out on the trail, thats why its HSCV, high speed compression.
i'm not a suspension guy or anything, but come on.
DHS said:
I think that post was a joke and the poster was bogus.
Don't believe everything you read on the internet.
Its not anyone who works for Risse, I checked the IP address. Unless this guy commutes 2.5 hours each way to work for Risse, it appears to be a bogus post.DHS said:
RSsyadasti said:So does he work for Marz, Go-Ride, or another company thenneaky:
I have no clue who he is. His original post is pretty tacky though 
And daveatrisse, your IP address is from Chico now, not Redding.
Like the original post wasnt?Brian HCM#1 said:RS
It was a dave that works at risse. I called him on another item and he mentioned this thread. I dont know why he deleted the post. Maybe he realized after making the post he shouldnt openly criticize other competitors products Uhem.... , or maybe since risse doesnt advertize here that it was deleted by some one else? Hm.....Brian HCM#1 said:
Anyways, feel free to call them up and tell them in person how you think they suck. Every dealing ive had with them has been without problem. They even rebuilt my shock to accomodate my scream to change the hose routing, for free. I know every company has issues from the past, but from my dealings with the j7 i wouldnt hesitate to use their products again.
-my 2c
What program/website are you using? Just curious.Brian HCM#1 said:
Edit: Also, what was that IP? You can PM me if you feel uncomfortable posting it in public. I can't get the IP since that post was deleted.
I just got off the phone with Dave from Risse (he called me and I called him back), IT WAS NOT him that posted that. That was the first one he's heard of breaking, the skinny lower crowns were designed by someone from the Europe and were made exclusively for him, however a few (maybe 2-3) made it out in the states without anyone realizing it (I was one of them who received one) Anyways there has not been a problem with them as far as he knows, and I was told if there is a problem with someones crown being defective, contact Risse and they will take care of it.oly said:
Um, i dont get it then. Who was it i spoke to? Could there be 2 daves there?? I got a response on my risse shock for sale from Daveatrisse saying call down and we can help with your shock. So i called the # on their website, and asked for dave, and spoke to him, and he had mentioned a post on RM and he didnt mean my post. We talked a bit about the 888 and thats when he asked if i had seen his post. At that time i hadnt.Brian HCM#1 said:
Strange. Maybe its a conspiricy......
I sent my Risse Champ to the factory to have the seals replaced and when I got the fork back it didn't have the brake mount on it. I called a spoke with Dave, and he tried telling me that is was my fault for leaving it on the fork. After talking with Kevin and trying to get things resolved he shipped me a new one (shows up a week after I got the fork back). So I finally get the fork back on my bike and take it for a test ride, only to find out that the fork bottoms out when jumping of a curb. Talked with Kevin again and asked if he could ship out another fork due to the fact that there were only a few weeks of riding left down in NM. I got the new fork legs fairly quickly, but when I put them on I realized that one leg is an inch longer than the other. I was told by Risse that it was ok, and that I could ride it like it was. Anyway, on the second run of the day (3 weeks after I originally sent the fork in) I happened to look down at one of the legs and it was dripping fluid. Either I have had bad luck with Risse or something is wrong with the way they assemble and manufacture their products.
No offense Brian, but it sounds like you were fed a thick pile of poo. Like "oh yeah, I have a hot girlfriend... uh, she's up in canada. Yeah, in Canada."Brian HCM#1 said:
From Oly's post, and the "input" from the Risse folks, it sounds to me like they mispec'd the CNC work and shipped out the parts without enough QC to catch the problem. They've backtracked and replaced the faulty crowns, but probably not as actively as they should have. Dave posted an angry rant, and then removed it when he realized how dumb it was, and that this is really Risse's fault, and then made up some stupid excuse about Europe instead of admitting it was bad QC when you spoke to him.
It's fine. The moral is: they make nice, cheap parts, but their quality control and customer follow-up sucks. They should be thanking their lucky stars they don't have a lawsuit on their hands, and apologizing like Bill to Hillary for ever letting those crowns slip through to the public.
Ha, my favorite part of this thread is how the number of crap crowns that shipped out keeps getting smaller. First it was 15, then it was 10, and now it is 2 to 3. I suppose tomorrow when I log on, it will be down to none at all and this whole thing was in our imagination.
I just spoke with Dave at Risse and he told me that he has no knowledge of any defect crowns ever being producedJeremy R said:Ha, my favorite part of this thread is how the number of crap crowns that shipped out keeps getting smaller. First it was 15, then it was 10, and now it is 2 to 3. I suppose tomorrow when I log on, it will be down to none at all and this whole thing was in our imagination.