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I thought their SixC carbon bar was one of the more durable carbon bars?Raceface is pre broken before purchase
its just a matter of time
lol. mine last years. but i'm a tentative rider who certainly never smashes things or wrecks. also @jackalope that was dirt not a scratch...you can breathe again...I thought their SixC carbon bar was one of the more durable carbon bars?
I'm too friggen careless to run carbon bars, and also 100% know I'd run them damaged longer than I should because they're expensive to replace and I'm a moron.
Well, if you are a few days late, we will just call you Ned Beatty.gonna hit some random remote shit on friday. if you don't hear from me again you know why.
I didn’t get that memo. I just got an 83mm spindle for my Next cranks hahaI got a SixC bar too, no issues. My general philosophy though is to buy 1 level "higher" than you need, so if it's my XC bike, that's running a Hixon SL 780 bar/stem thing, which is supposedly for at least trail riding, but still lighter than a skinny NextSL+100g stem. Got a few DH bars on other bikes, crabon, but they seem to be holding up well to tagging trees.
klunkin ain‘t easyWhat are you running on the DH/Rampage bike? A steel bar?
Don't have a DH bike...so there.What are you running on the DH/Rampage bike? A steel bar?
Lives up to name.A 1.5-2" tear from tread to sidewall, went completely through the center of a side knob too.. Maxxis Dissector 29 2.4 exo+ new 60 tpi.
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The solution to that is no exo anything on the back...A 1.5-2" tear from tread to sidewall, went completely through the center of a side knob too.. Maxxis Dissector 29 2.4 exo+ new 60 tpi.
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I feel like a DD would have had a similar fate with the way this thing was cut.The solution to that is no exo anything on the back...
That's where dd or dh go.....
This exo DHRII with a similar sized cut survived for 6months until the tread was bald with two automotive patches inside it holding it together and it still held up tubeless.A 1.5-2" tear from tread to sidewall, went completely through the center of a side knob too.. Maxxis Dissector 29 2.4 exo+ new 60 tpi.
i have the versatile and the rugged, but in the reinforced casing.I did the same thing, even put a patch on the outside too! Will use as a backup. I am going to give the Delium Versatile (All-round) a shot.
i have the versatile and the rugged, but in the reinforced casing.
A little tight to install at first, but I still managed to get them installed on a dh rim with cushcore. Performance wise I have no complaints so far, full disclosure I only have 1 day of dh on them.Thoughts so far?
What tire have you been rocking before?A little tight to install at first, but I still managed to get them installed on a dh rim with cushcore. Performance wise I have no complaints so far, full disclosure I only have 1 day of dh on them.
Longtime maxxis dhf user. Ran Michelin dh34s on the dh bike last yearWhat tire have you been rocking before?
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2016 Transition Patrol Carbon seatstay. Noticed a crack on the weekend when I took the wheel off, so emailed them a picture asking if it was superficial. Got a response today saying it looks "more than the paint, don't ride it". Rode it anyways (thinking it was just the paint). Sure enough, I shouldn't have ridden it! Luckily, nothing bad happened to me or any other part of the bike.
Timing sucks as this weekend is my annual fathers day extravaganza at my buddies who has a house at one of our better local riding spots... Fingers crossed I can find a loaner bike.
the crack I saw on the weekend:
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you thought you'd keep riding that eh?the crack I saw on the weekend
Yeah, zig-zag pattern of busted fibers, as they bust, the paint on top of them cracks. Here's my Pivot when I checked it for a known issue with the 429SL:the crack I saw on the weekend:
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Knock on wood... I have bent multiple aluminum bars, but no issues with carbon Sixc
I have run sixC for maybe ten years, nary a problem. But I am an old lady that NEVER crashes. .
Same here, SIXC is one of the tougher carbon bars out there. I've crashed on all mine a few times.lol. mine last years. but i'm a tentative rider who certainly never smashes things or wrecks.
Hollow aluminum bolt with paper thin section there on the thread.Main rocker pivot bolt sheared off after a bearing switch.
WTF…
$15 to replace…
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Pulled the seatstay off today:View attachment 177780
2016 Transition Patrol Carbon seatstay. Noticed a crack on the weekend when I took the wheel off, so emailed them a picture asking if it was superficial. Got a response today saying it looks "more than the paint, don't ride it". Rode it anyways (thinking it was just the paint). Sure enough, I shouldn't have ridden it! Luckily, nothing bad happened to me or any other part of the bike.
Timing sucks as this weekend is my annual fathers day extravaganza at my buddies who has a house at one of our better local riding spots... Fingers crossed I can find a loaner bike.
the crack I saw on the weekend:
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Norco bike? The Sights have all been doing that. I've replaced my the broken bolts on my friend's bikes with non-hollow bolts for nowMain rocker pivot bolt sheared off after a bearing switch.
WTF…
$15 to replace…
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yeah…. What sort are you using? These look profiled to act as a cap and seal up a bit. But they are made out of bread…Norco bike? The Sights have all been doing that. I've replaced my the broken bolts on my friend's bikes with non-hollow bolts for now